Method of Predicting the Responsiveness of a Tumour to Erbb Receptor Drugs

ABSTRACT

The invention relates to a method of selecting a mammal having or suspected of having a tumour for treatment with an erbB receptor drug which comprises testing a biological sample from the mammal for expression of anyone of the genes listed in Table 1 or 2 as defined herein whereby to predict an increased likelihood of response to the erbB receptor drug. Preferred genes include anyone of NES, GSPT2, ETR101, TAZ, CHST7, DNAJC3, NPAS2, PIN1, TCEA2, VAMP4, DAPK1, DAPK2, MLLT3, TNNC1, KIAA0931, ACOX2, EMP1, SLC20A1, SPRY2 or PGM1.

The present invention relates to sensitivity of tumours to therapeutic agents which can be predicted from the gene expression profile of the tumour and hence that the suitability of cancer patients for treatment with such therapeutic agents can be determined by measuring the relative expression levels of particular genes in tumour tissue.

The phosphorylation of proteins on tyrosine residues is a key element of signal transduction within cells. Enzymes capable of catalysing such reactions are termed tyrosine kinases. A number of these enzymes exist as integral components of transmembrane receptor molecules and are classified as receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs). There are several members of this family of RTKs, class I of which includes the erbB family, e.g. epidermal growth factor receptor (BGFR), erbB2, erbB3 and erbB4. Binding of a variety of ligands to the external domain activates the EGFR tyrosine kinase domain. Activation causes EGFR itself and a number of cellular substrates to become phosphorylated on tyrosine residues. These phosphorylation reactions are a major component of growth factor induced proliferation of cells.

The erbB family of receptor tyrosine kinases are known to be frequently involved in driving the proliferation and survival of tumour cells (reviewed in Olayioye et al., EMBO J., 2000, 19, 3159). One mechanism by which this can occur is over expression of the receptor at the protein level, for example as a result of gene amplification. This has been observed in many common human cancers (reviewed in Klapper et al., Adv. Cancer Res., 2000, 77, 25) such as, non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLCs) including adenocarcinomas (Cerny et al., Brit. J. Cancer, 1986, 54, 265; Reubi et al., Int. J. Cancer, 1990, 45, 269; Rusch et al., Cancer Research, 1993, 53, 2379; Brabender et al, Clin. Cancer Res., 2001, 7, 1850) as well as other cancers of the lung (Hendler et al., Cancer Cells, 1989, 7, 347.

It is now several decades since the study of retroviral mediated cellular transformation began to revolutionize our understanding of malignant transformation. Transformation was shown to be dependent on oncogenes carried by viruses and these were shown to have mammalian cellular counterparts, proto-oncogenes. In 1984, EGFR was described as the mammalian counterpart of the retroviral oncogene, v-erbB (Downward et al). This, coupled to earlier observations describing a two component autocrine growth promoting mechanism in cancer cells consisting of EGF ligand and its receptor EGFR (Sporn & Todaro), strengthened the hypothesis that EGFR signalling is an important contributor to tumourigenesis. Subsequent reports continued to provide evidence that EGFR is an attractive target for therapeutic intervention in Cancer (see Yarden & Sliwkowski for review). EGFR is markedly overexpressed across a large variety of epithelial Cancers (see Salomon et al) and some immunohistochemical studies have demonstrated EGFR expression is associated with poor prognosis. In addition to overexpression, it is recognised that there is potential for deregulated EGFR signalling in tumours via a number of alternative mechanisms including i) EGFR mutations ii) increased ligand expression and enhanced autocrine loop and iii) heterodimerisation and cross talk with other erbB receptor family members.

In addition, a wealth of pre-clinical information suggests that the erbB family of receptor tyrosine kinases are involved in cellular transformation. In addition to this, a number of pre-clinical studies have demonstrated that anti-proliferative effects can be induced by knocking out one or more erbB activities by small molecule inhibitors, dominant negatives or inhibitory antibodies (reviewed in Mendelsohn et al., Oncogene, 2000, 19, 6550).

Thus it has been recognised that inhibitors of these receptor tyrosine kinases should be of value as a selective inhibitor of mammalian cancer cells (Yaish et al. Science, 1988, 242, 933, Kolibaba et al, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta, 1997, 133, F217-F248; Al-Obeidi et al, 2000, Oncogene, 19, 5690-5701; Mendelsohn et al, 2000, Oncogene, 19, 6550-6565).

A number of small molecule inhibitors of erbB family of receptor tyrosine kinases are known, particularly inhibitors of EGF and erbB2 receptor tyrosine kinases. For example European Patent Application No. 0566226 and International Patent Applications WO 96/33980 and WO 97/30034 disclose that certain quinazoline derivatives which possess an amino substituent at the 4-position possess EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitory activity and are inhibitors of cancer tissue.

It has been disclosed by J R Woodburn et al. in Proc. Amer. Assoc. Cancer Research, 1997, 38, 633 and Pharmacol. Ther., 1999, 82, 241-250 that the compound N-(3-chloro-4-fluorophenyl)-7-methoxy-6-(3-morpholinopropoxy)quinazolin-4-amine is a potent BGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor. This compound is also known as Iressa (registered trade mark), gefitinib (United States Adopted Name), by way of the code number ZD1839 and Chemical Abstracts Registry Number 184475-35-2. The compound is principally identified hereinafter as gefitinib.

Gefitinib was developed as an inhibitor of epidermal growth factor receptor-tyrosine kinase (EGFR-TK), which blocks signaling pathways responsible for driving proliferation, invasion, and survival of cancer cells (Wakeling, A. E., et al. Cancer Res, 2002, 62(20), p 5749). Gefitinib has provided clinical validation of small molecule inhibitors of EGFR. Potent anti-tumour effects as well as rapid improvements in NSCLC-related symptoms and quality of life have been observed in clinical studies that enrolled patients with advanced NSCLC who did not respond to platinum-based chemotherapy. The Phase II ‘IDEAL’ trials demonstrated that single agent gefitinib resulted in objective anti-tumour activity, symptomatic improvement and limited toxicity in patients with advanced NSCLC and previously treated with cytotoxic chemotherapy (Fukuoka et al., Kris et al). Objective response rate (Complete Response+Partial Response) was 18.4% and 11.8% respectively in the IDEAL 1 and IDEAL 2 trials. The differences in response in these clinical trials has been attributed to different population groups in the two trials, predominantly Japanese in IDEAL 1 and a predominantly European-derived population in IDEAL 2. Beyond objective responses, additional patients experienced stable disease and/or symptom improvement meaning that approximately 50% of patients overall benefit from gefitinib. The tumour response data has been the basis of initial regulatory approvals of gefitinib in advanced NSCLC in several markets.

It is important to be able to understand the basis of response to anti-cancer therapeutic agents such as gefitinib since this would allow clinicians to maximise the benefit/risk ratio for each patient, potentially via the development of diagnostic tests to identify patients most likely to benefit from gefitinib treatment. An obvious candidate marker of response to gefitinib has been EGFR expression level. However, gefitinib inhibition of growth of some cancer-derived cell lines and tumour xenografts is not well correlated with the level of expression of EGFR. Furthermore, studies alongside the IDEAL trials demonstrated that EGFR protein expression as measured by IHC was not an accurate predictor of response to gefitinib (Bailey et al). Although there are now several additional hypotheses based on genetics, genomics, proteomics, biochemical and other studies, there is still no pre-treatment predictive biomarker of gefitinib response currently approved by regulatory authorities. Possibly the most significant recent breakthrough in understanding gefitinib response has come from recent data (Lynch et al, Paez et al) indicating that mutation in the BGFR kinase domain predicts gefitinib hypersensitivity in NSCLC patients. Hypersensitivity is a vague term but in this field is generally understood to mean patients experiencing objective tumour responses (i.e. marked tumour regression, normally above 50%). As well as demonstrating the EGFR mechanism of action for gefitinib, this may provide a basis for venturing into other disease settings such as first line, adjuvant and possibly earlier cancer intervention with EGFR inhibitors in a targeted subpopulation in NSCLC patients and other types of cancers carrying the EGFR mutation.

However, it is likely that restricting prescription of gefitinib to the mutant EGFR carrying tumour subgroup will deprive many patients who could benefit from gefitinib. Firstly there are emerging reports of gefitinib hypersensitive patients with undetectable EGFR mutation in their tumour and other patients with EGFR mutation who do not respond to gefitinib. Secondly, data reported at ASCO 2004 (Shepherd et al) indicated that the EGFR small molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitor erlotinib (Roche, Genentech, OSI) prolongs survival in advanced NSCLC previously treated with chemotherapy, by ˜2 months across the population with resulting 41% reduction in risk of death at one year. Most interestingly, the survival benefit appears to be is derived from patients in the stable disease response population as well as hypersensitive patients. This highlights the likely importance of identifying likely gefitinib responsive patients beyond those carrying EGFR mutation. Definitive survival benefit is also likely to be demonstrated from ongoing clinical trials with gefitinib.

The differential response of patients to chemotherapy treatments indicates that there is a need to find methods of predicting which treatment regimes best suit a particular patient.

There is an increasing body of evidence that suggests that patients' responses to numerous drugs may be related to a patients' genetic, genomic, proteomic, biochemical or profile and that determination of the genetic factors that influence, for example, response to a particular drug could be used to provide a patient with a personalised treatment regime. Such personalised treatment regimes offer the potential to maximise therapeutic benefit to the patient, whilst minimising, for example side effects that may be associated with alternative and less effective treatment regimes.

Therefore there is a need for methods that can predict a patients' response to a drug based on the results of a test that indicates whether the patient is likely to respond to treatment or to be resistant to treatment.

The present invention is based on the discovery that the sensitivity of tumours to therapeutic agents can be predicted from the gene expression profile of the tumour and hence that the suitability of tumour patients for treatment with such therapeutic agents can be determined by measuring the relative expression levels of particular genes in tumour tissue.

According to one aspect of the present invention there is provided a method of selecting a mammal having or suspected of having a tumour for treatment with an erbB receptor drug which comprises testing a biological sample from the mammal for expression of any one of the genes listed in Table 1 as defined herein whereby to predict an increased likelihood of response to the erbB receptor drug.

According to another aspect of the present invention there is provided a method of selecting a mammal having or suspected of having a tumour for treatment with an erbB receptor drug which comprises testing a biological sample from the mammal for expression of any one of the genes listed in Table 1 or DAPK2 whereby to predict an increased likelihood of response to the erbB receptor drug.

In one embodiment the method comprises testing a biological sample from the mammal for expression of any one of ACOX2, NPAS2, NES, CHST7, GSPT2, DAPK1, DAPK2 or TNNC1. More preferably the method comprises testing a biological sample from the mammal for expression of any one of NPAS2, NES, CHST7 or DAPK1. More preferably the method comprises testing a biological sample from the mammal for expression of at least two of NPAS2, NES, CHST7 or DAPK1. More preferably the method comprises testing a biological sample from the mammal for expression of at least three of NPAS2, NES, CHST7 or DAPK1. More preferably still the method comprises testing a biological sample from the mammal for expression of NPAS2, NES, CHST7 and DAPK1.

In an alternative embodiment the method comprises testing a biological sample from the mammal for expression of any one of NES, GSPT2, ETR101, TAZ, CHST7, DNAJC3, NPAS2, PIN1, TCEA2, VAMP4, DAPK1, DAPK2, MLLT3, TNNC1 or KIAA0931. More preferably the method comprises testing a biological sample from the mammal for expression of any one of DAPK1, DAPK2 or NES. More preferably the method comprises testing a biological sample from the mammal for expression of at least two of DAPK1, DAPK2 or NES. More preferably the method comprises testing a biological sample from the mammal for expression of DAPK1, DAPK2 and NES.

In a preferred embodiment the method additionally comprises testing a biological sample from the mammal for expression of any gene listed in Table 2 as defined herein. More preferably the method comprises testing a biological sample from the mammal for expression of EMP1, SLC20A1, SPRY2 or PGM1. More preferably the method comprises testing a biological sample from the mammal for expression of EMP1.

In an alternative preferred embodiment the method additionally comprises testing a biological sample from the mammal for expression of any gene listed in Table 2 as defined herein. More preferably the method comprises testing a biological sample from the mammal for expression of EMP1, HCA127, UBL5, ZNF23, UROD, CD44, SPRY1, RAPGEF2, SLC20A1, NRP1, PGM1, SPRY2, PTGER3, SCN10A, KITLG, CDH1, HOP, BCL3 or OLFM1. More preferably the method comprises testing a biological sample from the mammal for expression of EMP1.

Preferably the tumour is selected from the group consisting of leukaemia, multiple myeloma, lymphoma, bile duct, bone, bladder, brain, CNS, glioblastoma, breast, colorectal, cervical, endometrial, gastric, head, neck, hepatic, lung, muscle, neuronal, oesophageal, ovarian, pancreatic, pleural membrane, peritoneal membrane, prostate, renal, skin, testicular, thyroid, uterine and vulval. More preferably the tumour is selected from one of non-small cell lung, pancreatic, head or neck. More preferably the tumour is selected from one of non-small cell lung, head or neck.

Preferably the erbB receptor drug is selected from any one of gefitinib, erlotinib, PKI-166, EKB-569, HKI-272, lapatinib, canertinib, AEE788, XL647, BMS 5599626, cetuximab, matuzumab, panitumumab, MR1-1, IMC-11F8 or EGFRL11. Most preferably the erbB receptor drug is gefitinib.

In a further preferred embodiment of the method of the invention the mammal is a human and the method comprises testing a biological sample from the human for increased expression of DAPK1 and decreased expression of NPAS2, NES, CHST7 or EMP1 whereby to predict an increased likelihood of response to gefitinib. In an alternative preferred embodiment of the method of the invention the mammal is a human and the method comprises testing a biological sample from the human for increased expression of DAPK1 and DAPK2 and decreased expression of NES and EMP1 whereby to predict an increased likelihood of response to gefitinib.

According to another aspect of the invention there is provided an isolated set of marker genes identified as having differential expression between tumour cells that are sensitive and resistant to an erbB receptor drug said gene set comprising one or more genes selected from at least the group consisting of the genes listed in Table 1 defined herein or DAPK2, including gene specific oligonucleotides derived from said genes. Preferably the set comprises at least 2 genes, more preferably at least 3 genes, more preferably at least 4 genes. More preferably the set comprises at least one gene selected from Table 2 as defined herein.

According to another aspect of the invention there is provided an isolated set of marker genes identified as having differential expression between tumour cells that are sensitive and resistant to an erbB receptor drug said gene set comprising one or more genes selected from at least the group consisting of the genes listed in Table 1 defined herein, including gene specific oligonucleotides derived from said genes. Preferably the set comprises at least 2 genes, more preferably at least 3 genes. More preferably the set comprises at least one gene selected from Table 2 as defined herein.

The present invention permits the improved selection of a patient, having or suspected of having a tumour, for treatment with an erbB receptor drug, in order to predict an increased likelihood of response to the erbB receptor drug.

In one embodiment, the method comprises testing a biological sample from the mammal for expression of at least one or more of the following from Table 1, which are found at lower levels in sensitive cells NPAS2, NES, CHST7, ACOX2 or GSPT2 or at least one or more of the following which are found at higher levels in sensitive cells DAPK1 or TNNC1. The Affymetrix ID and Affymetrix probe sequence for these genes are displayed in Table 1. In a preferred embodiment, the method further comprises testing a biological sample from the mammal for expression of DAPK2 which is found at higher levels in sensitive cells, whereby to predict an increased likelihood of response to the erbB receptor drug.

In an alternative embodiment, the method comprises testing a biological sample from the mammal for expression of at least one or more of the following from Table 1, which are found at lower levels in sensitive cells NES, GSPT2, ETR101, TAZ, CHST7, DNAJC3, NPAS2, PIN1, TCEA2 or VAMP4 or at least one or more of the following which are found at higher levels in sensitive cells DAPK1, DAPK2, MLLT3, TNNC1 or KIAA0931. The Affymetrix ID and Affymetrix probe sequence for these genes are displayed in Table 1.

In a preferred embodiment, the method further comprises testing a biological sample from the mammal for expression of any one of the genes listed in Table 2, whereby to predict an increased likelihood of response to the erbB receptor drug. In a preferred embodiment, the method comprises testing a biological sample from the mammal for expression of any one of the following genes listed in Table 2, which are found at lower levels in sensitive cells EMP1, SLC20A1, SPRY2 or PGM1, whereby to predict an increased likelihood of response to the erbB receptor drug. More preferably the method comprises testing a biological sample from the mammal for expression of EMP1.

In an alternative preferred embodiment, the method further comprises testing a biological sample from the mammal for expression of any one of the genes listed in Table 2, whereby to predict an increased likelihood of response to the erbB receptor drug. In a preferred embodiment, the method comprises testing a biological sample from the mammal for expression of any one of the following genes listed in Table 2, which are found at lower levels in sensitive cells EMP1, HCA127, UBL5, ZNF23, UROD, CD44, SPRY1, RAPGEF2, SLC20A1, NRP1, PGM1 or SPRY2 or at least one or more of the following which are found at higher levels in sensitive cells PTGER3, SCN10A, KITLG, CDH1, HOP, BCL3 or OLFM1 whereby to predict an increased likelihood of response to the erbB receptor drug. More preferably the method comprises testing a biological sample from the mammal for expression of EMP1.

In an especially preferred embodiment the method comprises testing a biological sample from the mammal for expression of NPAS2, NES, CHST7, DAPK1 and EMP1. High NPAS2, NES, CHST7 and EMP1 levels are associated with resistance to gefitinib and high DAPK1 levels are associated with sensitivity to gefitinib. Preferably, the assessment of expression comprises determination of whether DAPK1 levels are increased and NPAS2, NES, CHST7 and EMP1 levels are reduced.

In an alternative especially preferred embodiment the method comprises testing a biological sample from the mammal for expression of DAPK1, DAPK2, NES and EMP1. High EMP1 and NES levels are associated with resistance to gefitinib and high DAPK1 and DAPK2 levels are associated with sensitivity to gefitinib. Preferably, the assessment of expression comprises determination of whether DAPK1 and DAPK2 levels are increased and EMP1 and NES levels are reduced. In a most preferred embodiment the invention comprises determining the level of DAPK1 and EMP1.

According to another aspect of the invention there is provided a method for predicting clinical outcome of treatment with an erbB receptor drug for a mammal, having or suspected of having a tumour, comprising determining the level of any of the genes as described hereinabove in a biological sample taken from the tumour, or suspected tumour, wherein a poor outcome is predicted if:

a) the expression level of DAPK1 is reduced; and/or b) the expression level of NPAS2, NES, CHST7 and EMP1 is increased.

According to another aspect of the invention there is provided a method for classifying cancer comprising, determining the level of any of the genes as described hereinabove in a biological sample taken from a tumour, or suspected tumour, wherein tumours expressing elevated levels of DAPK1 and/or reduced levels of NPAS2, NES, CHST7 or EMP1 are predicted as sensitive to treatment with erbB receptor drugs.

According to another aspect of the invention there is provided a method for predicting clinical outcome of treatment with an erbB receptor drug for a mammal, having or suspected of having a tumour, comprising determining the level of any of the genes as described hereinabove in a biological sample taken from the tumour, or suspected tumour, wherein a poor outcome is predicted if.

-   -   a) the expression level of DAPK1 or DAPK2 is reduced; and/or     -   b) the expression level of EMP1 or NES is increased.

According to another aspect of the invention there is provided a method for classifying cancer comprising, determining the level of any of the genes as described hereinabove in a biological sample taken from a tumour, or suspected tumour, wherein tumours expressing elevated levels of DAPK1 or DAPK2 and/or reduced levels of EMP1 or NES are predicted as sensitive to treatment with erbB receptor drugs.

According to another aspect of the invention there is provided a method for treating a disease condition in a mammal having, or suspected of having, a tumour, predicted to be resistant or non responsive to erbB receptor drug treatment based on the level of any of the genes as described hereinabove, comprising: providing a resistance-surmounting quantity of an erbB receptor drug and administering the resistance-surmounting quantity of the erbB receptor drug to the mammal.

In a preferred embodiment the mammal is a primate. In a most preferred embodiment the mammal is a human. In a preferred embodiment the patient is a primate. In a most preferred embodiment the patient is a human.

The term “erbB receptor drug” includes drugs acting upon the erbB family of receptor tyrosine kinases, which include EGFR, erbB2 (HER), erbB3 and erbB4 as described in the background to the invention above. In a preferred embodiment the erbB receptor drug is an erbB receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor. In a preferred embodiment the erbB receptor drug is an EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor.

In a more preferred embodiment the EGF receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor is selected from gefitinib, Erlotinib (OSI-774, CP-358774), PKI-166, EKB-569, HKI-272 (WAY-177820), lapatinib (GW2016, GW-572016), canertinib (CI-1033, PD183805), ABB788, XL647, BMS 5599626 or any of the compounds as disclosed in WO03/082831, WO05/012290, WO05/026157, WO05/026150, WO05/026156, WO05/028470, WO05/028469, WO2004/006846, WO03082831, WO03/082290 or PCT/GB2005/000237.

In another preferred embodiment the erbB receptor drug is an anti-EGFR antibody such as for example one of cetuximab (C225), matuzumab (EMD-72000), panitumumab (ABX-EGF/rHuMAb-EGFr), MR1-1, IMC-11F8 or EGFRL11.

We contemplate that erbB receptor drugs may be used as monotherapy or in combination with other drugs of the same or different classes. In an especially preferred embodiment the EGF receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor is gefitinib.

In a preferred embodiment the present invention is particularly suitable for use in predicting the response to the erbB receptor drug as described hereinbefore in those patients or patient population with a tumour which is dependent alone, or in part, on an erbB tyrosine kinase receptor. Such tumours include, for example, non-solid tumours such as leukaemia, multiple myeloma or lymphoma, and also solid tumours, for example bile duct, bone, bladder, brain/CNS, glioblastoma, breast, colorectal, cervical, endometrial, gastric, head and neck, hepatic, lung, muscle, neuronal, oesophageal, ovarian, pancreatic, pleural/peritoneal membranes, prostate, renal skin, testicular, thyroid, uterine and vulval tumours.

In a preferred embodiment the present invention is particularly suitable for identifying a patient with head, neck, pancreatic, glioblastoma, colorectal or breast tumour for drug treatment. In an especially preferred embodiment the present invention also is particularly suitable for identifying those patients with NSCLC, more particularly advanced NSCLC including advanced adenocarcinoma that will respond to treatment with an erbB receptor drug as hereinbefore defined.

The present invention provides advantage in the treatment of tumours such as NSCLC, especially advanced NSCLC by identifying “individual cancer profiles” of NSCLC and so determining which tumours would respond to erbB receptor drug such as gefitinib.

The present invention is particularly useful in the treatment of patients with advanced NSCLC who have failed previous chemotherapy, such as platinum-based chemotherapy. The present invention is also particularly useful in the treatment of patients with locally advanced (stage IIIB) or metastasized (stage IV) NSCLC who have received previous chemotherapy, such as platinum-based chemotherapy. The present invention is also useful in adjuvant therapy or as a first-line therapy.

In a preferred embodiment there is provided a method of selecting a human, having or suspected of having a tumour, for treatment with gefitinib which comprises testing a biological sample, from the mammal for expression of NPAS2, NES, CHST7, DAPK1 and EMP1, whereby to predict an increased likelihood of response to gefitinib.

In a preferred embodiment there is provided a method of selecting a human, having or suspected of having a tumour, for treatment with gefitinib which comprises testing a biological sample, from the mammal for expression of DAPK1, DAPK2, NES and EMP1 whereby to predict an increased likelihood of response to gefitinib.

According to another aspect of the invention there is provided a method of predicting the responsiveness of a patient or patient population with cancer, for example lung cancer, to treatment with chemotherapeutic agents, especially erbB receptor drugs, comprising comparing the differential expression of any of the genes described herein.

In one embodiment the assessment of expression is performed by gene expression profiling using oligonucleotide-based arrays or cDNA-based arrays of any type, particularly where large numbers of genes are analysed simultaneously. In an alternative embodiment, RT-PCR (reverse transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction), real-time PCR, in-situ hybridisation, Northern blotting, Serial analysis of gene expression (SAGE) for example as described by Velculescu et al Science 270 (5235): 484-487, or differential display or any other method of measuring gene expression at the RNA level could be used. Details of these and other general molecular biology techniques can be found in Current Protocols in Molecular Biology Volumes 1-3, edited by F M Asubel, R Brent and R E Kingston; published by John Wiley, 1998 and Sambrook, J. and Russell, D. W., Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual, the third edition, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., 2001.

In another embodiment the assessment of expression is performed by measurement of protein levels encoded by the aforementioned genes. For example, an immunohistochemistry-based assay or application of an alternative proteomics methodology.

In another embodiment the assessment of expression is performed by measurement of activity of the proteins encoded by the aforementioned genes, for example in a bioassay.

In a preferred embodiment the biological sample would have been obtained using a minimally invasive technique to obtain a small sample of tumour, or suspected tumour, from which to determine gene expression profile. Such techniques include, for example tumour biopsy, such as transbronchial biopsy. The profile of gene expression of transbronchial biopsy specimens whose size is about 1 mm may be measured for example using a suitable amplification procedure.

Another aspect of the invention provides a kit for use in a method of predicting the responsiveness of a patient or patient population with a tumour, to treatment with chemotherapeutic agents, especially erbB receptor drugs, comprising a means for measuring the levels of any of the genes as described hereinabove. Preferably the genes are attached to a support material or membrane such as nitrocellulose, or nylon or a plastic film or slide.

In a further preferred embodiment the present invention includes administration of an erbB receptor drug to a mammal selected according the methods described hereinabove.

According to another aspect of the invention there is provided a method of using the results of the methods described above in determining an appropriate dosage of an erbB receptor drug.

In a preferred embodiment the biological sample comprises either a single sample which may be tested for expression of any of the genes as described hereinabove, or multiple samples which may be tested for expression of one or more of the genes as described hereinabove.

The invention is illustrated by the following non-limiting examples in which:

FIG. 1 illustrates a xenograft (A549 cell line) which when grown as a xenograft in athymic mice is sensitive to gefitinib. This involved oral dosing, once daily, at the dose indicated. Y axis=mean tumour volume in cm³; x axis=days after treatment.

FIG. 2 illustrates a xenograft (MKN45 cell line) which when grown as a xenograft in athymic mice is resistant to gefitinib. This involved oral dosing, once daily, at the dose indicated. Y axis=mean tumour volume in cm³; x axis=days after treatment.

FIGS. 3, 4, 5 and 6 show examples of specific gene expression profiled across a wider panel of gefitinib sensitive and resistant lines, where definition of sensitivity is based on response to gefitinib when grown as a xenograft, to increase confidence that the expression profile of each gene is truly predictive. Iressa sensitivity is based on xenografts data. The cell lines and the tumours from which they are derived are as follows; KB—head and neck, HT29—colon, BT474—breast, DU145—prostate, LoVo—colon, MCF7—breast, GBO—colon, A549—lung, A431—epidermoid, H322—lung, HX147—lung, RT112—bladder, MiaPaCa2—pancreas, MKN45—gastric, MDAMB231—breast, PC3—prostate, Calu6—lung, SW620—colon. The legend key is S=sensitive, U=unknown and R=resistant.

FIG. 3 shows EMP1 basal expression in Cell Culture—wider cell panel (Taqman RT-PCR).

FIG. 4 shows DAPK1 basal expression in Cell Culture—wider cell panel (Taqman RT-PCR).

FIG. 5 shows DAPK2 basal expression in Cell Culture—wider cell panel (Taqman RT-PCR).

FIG. 6 shows NES basal expression in Cell Culture—wider cell panel (Taqman RT-PCR).

EXAMPLE 1 Gene Expression in Gefitinib Resistant or Sensitive Tumour Cell Lines Cell Culture and Xenograft Studies

We identified genes useful to predict response to erbB receptor drugs in the clinic. This is based on studies with gefitinib, but the findings are applicable to erbB receptor drugs in general.

The gene lists have been assembled by comparing tumour cell lines which have been demonstrated to be either sensitive to gefitinib or resistant to gefitinib. This definition is based on the response observed when the tumour cell line is implanted into nude mice and grown as a xenograft. This definition has been used for all the pre-clinical studies described herein.

Initially a small panel of six human tumour cell lines were assembled, three which are sensitive to gefitinib and three which are resistant to gefitinib in the xenograft setting defined above.

The sensitive cell lines were;

-   -   1. Lovo (ATCC¹ No. CCL-229)—colon tumour cell line     -   2. KB (ATCC No. CCL-17)—initially reported as a nasopharyngeal         cell line (although more recently reported as Hela derived         (cervical carcinoma)     -   3. HT29 (ATCC No. HTB-38)—colon tumour cell line ¹ATCC=American         Type Culture Collection         The resistant cell lines were;     -   1. MKN 45 (source—Nottingham University, UK)—gastric tumour cell         line     -   2. Calu 6 (ATCC No. HTB-56)—lung tumour cell line     -   3. PC3 (ATCC No. CRL-1435)—prostate tumour cell line

The cell lines were grown both in cell culture and as xenografts, RNA prepared and the basal expression profiles determined by measuring RNA expression on the Affymetrix microarray platform. As part of our studies, the term ‘basal’ has been used to indicate constitutive or steady state expression levels (rather than expression levels which are modulated as a consequence of administration of an erbB ligand or gefitinib to the cells). FIG. 1 illustrates the sensitivity of A549 xenografts (used in Example 3 below) to treatment with gefitinib. FIG. 2 illustrates the resistance of MKN45 xenografts to gefitinib. See Example 2 below for analysis of results.

EXAMPLE 2 Statistical Analyses of Cell Culture and Xenograft Data Sets

The following statistical analyses were performed separately for cell culture and xenograft data sets. Probe sets were eliminated if their signal was not distinguishable from background noise across all RNA samples in the set. Mixed ANOVA (see for example Scheffe, 1959) was applied separately to each remaining probe set to generate p values. The p values were then used to calculate Q values (Storey). The Q values indicate the expected proportion of genes in a gene list which are not truly differentially expressed but have been falsely discovered (False Discovery Rate or FDR). Q value cut-offs appropriate in the different studies were identified and applied, based on graphical examination of the p value and Q value results, in conjunction with fold change. The final genelists for each study were generated using Q value and fold change (FC) cut-offs. The different genelists were then combined to display an overall list of genes which showed consistent differences in expression profiles between the cell lines in the sensitive and resistant groups.

Further details of the analysis procedures are provided as follows. Fold change (FC) was calculated based on the mean of sensitive cells divided by the mean of resistant cells. To generate gene lists, FC cut-off of two-fold (2×) change in either direction was used in all cases. Furthermore FDR Q values were used to narrow down the lists and obtain the most significant gene changes across sensitive versus resistant cell lines. In the case of cell culture, Q value cut-off is 0.3. In the case of xenograft, Q value cut-off is 0.6. The different cut-offs used reflect the different design and variance values associated with each experiment.

In cell culture studies, lists were obtained based on the above criteria for cells grown either in full serum containing medium or in charcoal stripped serum. In the xenograft study, the same as above was performed for separate sets of tumours harvested at 18 hr intervals. Gene lists contain some redundancy in genes where appropriate to illustrate consistency of results obtained for example with different probe sets.

EXAMPLE 3 Identification of Predictive Genes

Genes which have not previously been identified as predictive of erbB receptor drug sensitivity are listed in Table 1. Other genes which we have identified to be optionally used in combination with Table 1 genes are listed in Table 2.

Key to Tables:

-   ‘Affymetrix ID’—the Affymetrix probe set identifier -   ‘Sequence’—target sequence relating to the Affymetrix probe set     indicated by ‘Affymetrix ID’

“+ if up in sensitive” means that the gene is relatively highly expressed in sensitive cells. (Consequently, absence of a “+” means that the gene is relatively highly expressed in resistant cells).

‘Gene Title’—The current annotation of the gene relating to ‘Affymetrix ID’ based on UniGene 133 ‘Gene Symbol’—shorthand synonym for the gene title ‘Locus Link’ & RefSeq Transcript ID’ are provided for gene identification purposes.

Combining genes has the potential to generate an improved diagnostic over genes used in isolation. Collective gene expression profiles (at the RNA and/or protein level) may be more likely to identify patients most likely to benefit from gefitinib rather than the expression level of one gene in isolation.

It may be more practical when developing a pre-treatment response prediction diagnostic to work with a truncated gene list from tables 1 and/or 2. A number of criteria have been used to shorten the gene list to identify those genes which are most predictive of response. Firstly the statistical (p values and Q values or FDR values) can indicate the statistical significance of a gene.

Secondly, the differential expression (fold change) between the sensitive and resistant groups indicates the potential sensitivity of a marker to be used in a diagnostic test (highest fold change between sensitive group and resistant group is preferred).

Thirdly, we have performed RT-PCR based expression profiling across a wider panel of gefitinib sensitive and resistant human tumour cell lines to increase confidence that the expression profile of each gene is truly predictive. FIGS. 3, 4, 5 and 6 show examples of specific gene expression profiled across a wider panel of cell lines as set out below.

The sensitive human tumour cell lines, where definition of sensitivity is based on response to Iressa when grown as a xenograft:

-   -   a. BT474 (ATCC No. HTB-20)—breast tumour cell line     -   b. DU145 (ATCC No. HTB-81)—colon tumour cell line     -   c. MCF7 (ATCC No. HTB-22, sourced from ICRP (now CR-UK),         London), —breast tumour cell line     -   d. GEO colon tumour cell line. RNA obtained from Fortunato         Ciardiello, Cattedra di Oncologia Medica, Dipartimento         Medico-Chirurgico di Internistica Clinica e Sperimentale “P.         Magrassi e A. Lanzara,” Seconda Universita delgi Studi di         Napoli, Via S. Pansini, 5-80131, Naples, Italy.     -   e. A549 (ATCC No. CCL-185)—lung tumour cell line     -   f. A431 (ATCC No. CRL-155)—epidermoid cell line

The resistant human tumour cell lines, where definition of sensitivity is based on response to Iressa when grown as a xenograft:

1) HX147—(source: ICRF (now CR-UK), London)—lung tumour cell line

2) RT112—bladder tumour cell line (DSMZ No ACC 418)

3) MiaPac2 (ECACC 85062806, ref. no. 001611) pancreatic tumour cell line

4) MDAMB231 (ATCC No. HTB-26)—breast tumour cell line

5) SW620 (ECACC CCL-227)—colon tumour cell line

ATCC=Arnerican Type Culture Collection DSMZ—Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH (German Collection of Micro-organisms and Cell Cultures) ECACC=European Collection of Cell Cultures

In isolation, each of these genes is reasonably predictive of gefitinib response, but collectively they can be applied to make predictions with a higher level of confidence.

The Affymetrix probe sets identifiers for the genes in the above diagnostic genelists are indicated in Tables 1 and 2. Current Affy IDs are based on Affy U133 chipset. For the avoidance of doubt, the target sequences of the Affymetrix probe sets which identified the listed genes are also provided in Tables 1 and 2.

Without wishing to be bound by theoretical considerations, it is contemplated that the specific sequences used to detect target genes in the Examples may define specific splice variants or sequences in homologous genes. Therefore in one embodiment, a listed gene for use in the method of the invention is defined by the specific sequence used in said Examples. In another embodiment, a gene for use in the method of the invention is not limited by the specific sequence used in these Examples. Indeed the fact that some genes in Tables 1 and 2 have been identified using different sequences (gene “redundancy”) and confirmatory RT-PCR studies (see Example 4) provides evidence that usefulness in the method of the invention is not generally limited to the specific sequences used to measure the target gene.

Note, in the event of a discrepancy in the sequence between Tables 1 and 2 and the Sequence Listing, the sequence as provided in the Tables is preferred.

TABLE 1 as described in priority application US60/619027 filed on 18/10/2004. Gene Affymetrix + up in RefSeq SEQ ID Symbol Gene Title ID sensitive Sequence LocusLink Transcript ID NO. ACOX2 ““acyl-Coenzyme 205364_at Gtgcagcatttacagaccctgacgcaatccggagctgaccagcacgaggcttgga 8309 NM_003500 SEQ ID A oxidase 2, accagaccactgtcatacacctccaggctgctaaggtgcactgctactatgtcactgtg NO: 1 branched chain/ aagggttttacagaagctctggagaaactagaaaatgaaccagcgattcagcaggt acyl-Coenzyme A gctcaagcgcctctgtgacctccatgccatacatggaatcttgactaactcgggtgact oxidase 2, ttctccatgacgccttcctgtctggtgcccaagtggacatggcaagaacagcctacctg branched chain” gacctgctccgcctgatccggaaggatgccatcctgttaactgatgcttttgacttcacc gatcagtgtttaaattcagcccttggctgttatgatggaaacgtctacgaacgcctgttcc agtgggctcagaagtc ACTR2 ARP2 actin- 200729_s gagcttaagatctggtgtrngttaatgcttctgttattccagaagcattaaggtaaccat 10097 NM_005722 SEQ ID related protein 2 _at tgccaagtatcattcttgcaaattattcttttatataactgaccagtgcttaataaaacaag NO: 2 homolog (yeast) caggtacttacaaataattactggcagtaggttataattggtggtttaaaaataacattg gaatacaggacttgttgccaattgggtaattttcattagttgttttgtttgttttgatttgaaac ctggaaatacagtaaaatttgactgtttaaaatgttggccaaaaaaatcaagatttaatt tttttatttgactgaaaaactaatcataactgttaattctcagccatctttgaagcttgaaa gaagagtctttggtattttgtaaacgttagcagactttcctgccagtgtcagaaaatccta tttatgaatccttcggtattccttggtatctgaaaaaaataccaaatagtaccatacatg agttatttctaa APOL1 “apolipoprotein L 209546_s + agaatagagaggaggcttgaaggaaccagcaatgagaaggccaggaaaagaa 8542 NM_003661/ SEQ ID 1/apolipoprotein _at agagctgaaaatggagaaagcccaagagttagaacagttggatacaggagaaga NM_145343/ NO: 3 L, 1” aacagcggctccactacagacccagccccaggttcaatgtcctccgaagaatgaag NM_145344 tctttccctggtgatggtcccctgccctgtctttccagcatccactctcccttgtcctcctgg gggcatatctcagtcaggcagcggcttcctgatgatggtcgttggggtggttgtcatgtg atgggtccctccaggttactaaagggtgcatgtcccctgcttgaacactgaagggcag gtggt C10orf chromosome 10 209183_s aactcatacgtcctgtggtggcattgggagagttcccccatgatgagggccagata 11067 NM_007021 SEQ ID 10 open reading _at gaatctgtaccactcagtgctaccatccccacccctacaccacttccacacaggggc NO: 4 frame 10/ ctcatggatggcagggtcccagctgtaggtgagagcagggcactgtccagctgtc chromosome 10 cactggggaagcaagatgtaaggcccaggtcagggcatctggagtctgaagg open reading accctagttcctagaggcatctggcagcaagaaggtgaggcatcagggaacggga frame 10 atcaggctgggactgatcagaggtgaagggacagagagaggagaggaggaaga ttgagctgggggcaacagccaagctcacctgggcaggtctctgccacctccttgctct gtgagctgtcagtdaggttattctctttttttgtggctatttttaattgctttggatttgttaaatg ttttctgtcttctgttaagtgtgttt CALM1 “calmodulin 1 211984_at tgaacggctgtgcagtaggcccagcgctgctgtgtctcgtcagaggaatagcttacca 801 NM_006888 SEQ ID (phosphorylase cgaacccctcagcatactgggaatctcctgaacaacgaatgtaaatttggtcaagt NO: 5 kinase, delta)” ctactccgttcattcaattattttaagcatttgaattatttattgtatatcctaaatatatttct cctttggcagtgactagatttccactaatgtgtcttaatctatccctccagctggcagttac tgtttttttaatcccctgaagttgtcctgtaggagacagaaattctttgctgtctgtatccctt ggagtaa CALM1 “calmodulin 1 211985_s gaggcaaatggatctcgatatttcagatgggcttttgafgcactgttgccaaggaaggc 801 NM_006888 SEQ ID (phosphorylase _at tttttctgattttttgacaaatgaatttttgcacactttcattggtctttcggcaacttacaca NO: 6 kinase, delta)” cattgaaaat CD44 CD44 antigen 210916_s caagttttggtggcacgcagcctggggactctgcctcgtgccgctgagcctggcgca 960 NM_000610 SEQ ID (homing function _at gatcgatttgaatataacctgccgctttgcaggtgtattccacgtggagaaaaatggtc NO: 7 and Indian blood gctacagcatctctcggacggaggccgctgacctgcaaggctttcaatagcacctt group system) gcccacaatggcccagatggagaaagctctgagcatcggatttgagacctgcagttt gcattgcagtcaacagtcgaagaaggtgtgggcagaagaaaaagctagtgatcaa cagtggcaatggagctgtggaggacagaaagccaagtggactcaacggagaggc cagcaagtctcaggaaatggtgcatttggtgaacaaggagtcgtcagaaactccag accagt CD44 CD44 antigen 212063_at attgtaaatctttgtgtctcctgaagacttcccttaaaattagctctgagtgaaaaatcaa 960 NM_000610 SEQ ID (homing function aagagacaaaagacatcttcgaatcatatttcaagcctggtagaattggcttttctag NO: 8 and Indian blood cagaacctttccaaaagttttatattgagattcataacaacaccaagaattgattttgtag group system) ccaacattcattcaatactgttatatcagaggagtaggagagaggaaacatttgactta tctggaaaagcaaaatgtacttaagaataagaataacatggtccattcacctttatgtta tagatatgtctttgtgtaaatcatttgttttgagttttcaaagaatagcccattgttcattcttgt gctgtacaatgaccactgttattgttactttgacttttcagagcacaccc CDS2 CDP- 212864_at ttctatgcatccacaccaaaatcctgcagaatgtaagtaagctctgctttataagatgg 8760 NM_003818 SEQ ID diacylglycerol gttcaccttcatcgcagactgaaagttcagtttttatttttttncagaaagcacgaaaat NO: 9 synthase tatttataatagtctggagaaaaaacacactgtaatatttcaagtgtatgcagtagaatg (phosphatidate tactgtaactgagccctttcccacatgtctaggctccaatgtctgtctcctgtaggtccacctaaa cytidylyltransferase) ctgtgttttcagggacaatgccatccatgtttgtgctgtagacttgctgctgctgaatcct 2 ttctggggactttctcatcgggcagggagcagagggcttctcgttcatgcaccctttgcc tgaacacccatgtagctgctgtgttgtgtatatattactcttaagaggagtgtgtgtgtctgt gtttgttttaaaagtcacttatttcttacagtgatttcaattgcaccatgacttcttcactaaa accacaaagtcctgcttaaaactatggaaaacctaacctgattagagccttgac CHST7 carbohydrate (N- 208756_at ggcaatctgcacactctcagagtctgggacttgacttgctaccaacaactgctgtgca 56548 NM_019886 SEQ ID acetylglucosamine- attctgctgagcaggaatatcatgagctgttcaataatgacggacgcattggttgagat NO: 10 6-O) gaagtttccagtaaggaagtgacagtgcaatgtggatatttatggctgtaaaatagga sulfotransferase 7/ agagctttagttcccaggctgaacctgccactgctggagccatttcaacaaggcatcc carbohydrate tcacaacaaagaagagatgtgatttggtaccatttcacaccagcaggtgtctggacg (N- aaaacatcaatgtgaataagggccaagtgcagtcctgtcttgattaaattacttaataat acetylglucosamine- attattaaataataataggtctgggcagtattgtttttaacctgactcatccagctgtccttc 6-O) aaatagctccgtctccctctacccagaactgatttttaaaaagaagtaatttttctccctg sulfotransferase 7 ggctgggaaaaccctaatgaactgaaacacacttttactttaaaatttttctgtctggcgt ttttgtaatc COMM COMM domain 218048_at gaattccctagaaatcctactgggaagtataggcagatctctccctcatataacggatg 23412 NM_012071 SEQ ID D3 containing 3 tttcttggcgcttggaatatcagataaagaccaatcaacttcataggatgtacagacct NO: 11 gcatattggtgacctaagtgtacagaacactgattccccatcctatccagagattagtt ttagttgcagcatggaacaattacaggacttggtggggaaacttaaagatgcttcgaa aagcctggaaagagcaactcagttgtaacttggggaagttaacgatccgcccgagt gcagaggaaaaccagaaacgccttgccttcagctgaaccaccgtttgtgcgagctg gatgtccttttcagtagaaaagaattttccttttgaatttataccattcatcaattttgacactt taaaaacgtgtgaaagggttaagagggaaagatactgcccaagtatttgaatcgttta gtagtaactgtccatttatcctat CUL2 cullin 2/cullin 2 203078_at tataatacttcagtaaggcctttaaaaaatccacagtgatattattactcctaacaaaaa 8453 NM_003591 SEQ ID caataattacttagtatcatctaatatgtggttcatatttaaatttgttgttttgagatgggtctt NO: 12 acaattggtttattcaattgcattttttctaactcgtgtctcaagtgttttaaaaatctactgna cttataatgacttatataatgtatttctcattttacctttcttccaaaagaggaaataatggc aaaccatataatattgtacattcactgtcaaaaagcaaacccttgttttgataacttgt DAPK1 death-associated 203139_at + cctcctccagggtgattttatgatcagtgttgttgctctaggaagacatttttccgtttgctttt 1612 NM_004938 SEQ ID protein kinase 1/ gttccaatgtcaatgtgaacgtccacatgaaacctacacactgtcatgcttcatcattcc NO: 13 death-associated ctctcatctcaggtagaaggttgacacagttgtagggttacagagacctatgtaagaat protein kinase 1 tcagaagacccctgactcatcatttgtggcagtcccttataattggtgcatagcagatgg tttccacatttagatcctggtttcataacttcctgtacttgaagtctaaaagcagaaaata aaggaagcaagttttcttccatgattttaaattgtgatcgagttttaaattgataggaggg aacatgtcctaattcttctgtcctgagaa DNAJC “DnaJ (Hsp40) 208499_s aggagaggatttgccactgcttttctaaggacgagaagcctgttgaagctattagggttt 5611 NM_006260 SEQ ID 3 homolog, gttctgaagttttacagatggaacctgacaatgtgaatgccctgaaagatcgagctga NO: 14 subfamily C, ggcctatttgatagaggaaatgtatgatgaagctattcaggattatgaaactgctcagg member 3” aacacaatgaaaatgatcagcagattcgagaaggtctagagaaagcacaaagatt attgaaacagtcgcagaaacgagattattataaaatcttgggagtaaaaagaaatgc caaaaagcaagaaattattaaagcataccgaaaattagcactgcagtggcaccca gatgataacttccagaatgaagaagaaaagaaaaaagctgagaaaaagttcattgatat agcagctgctaaagaagtcctctctgatccagaaatgagaaagaagtttgacgacg gagaagatcctttggatgcagagagccagcaaggaggcggcggcaaccctttcca cagaagctggaactcatggcaagggttcaatcccttcagctcaggcggaccatttag a DPYSL dihydropyrimidinase- 201431_s tgagggccacgggcttgggtagtggaaagggtgtttgggaaattgttaaatcagttac 1809 NM_001387 SEQ ID 3 like 3/ _at ccgtagtagagctatttcttgtacttctaagtttctagaagtggaaggattgtagtcatcct NO: 15 dihydropyrimidinase- gaaaatgggtttacttcaaaatccctagccttgttcttcagactctatactgagagt like 3 gtcatgtttccacaaagggctgacacctgagcctggattttcactcatccctgagaagc cctttccagtagggtgggcaattcccaacttccttgccacaagcttcccaggctttctcc cctggaaaactccagcttgagtcccagatacactcatgggctgccctgggcagccag cattcatttaagttccctctttgaaaactgggtgggtgttcagttctgtgtctggtgggt atggacagacagtaatctcctgtgatctgtgctagctgtgaggcagctctggaacgtg a DUSP4 dual specificity 204015_s ggctcccagcaagggtaggacgggccgcatgcgggcagaaagttgggactgagc 1845 NM_001394/ SEQ ID phosphatase 4/ _at agctgggagcaggcgaccgagctccttccccatcatttctccttggccaacgacgag NM_057158 NO: 16 dual specificity gccagccagaatggcaataaggactccgaatacataataaaagcaaacagaaca phosphatase 4 ctccaacttagagcaataacggctgccgcagcagccagggaagaccttggtttggttt atgtgtcagtttcacttttccgatagaaatttcttacctcatttttttaagcagtaaggcttga agtgatgaaacccacagatcctagcaaatggcccaaccagctttactaaaggggg aggaagggagggcaaagggatgagaagacaagtttcccagaagtgcctggttctg EIF3S4 “eukaryotic 208887_at gatacgctggggccatgcagaaggagctggccgagcagctgggcctgtctactgg 8666 NM_003755 SEQ ID translation cgagaaggagaagctgccgggagagctagagccggtgcaggccacgcagaac NO: 17 initiation factor 3, aagacagggaagtatgtgccgccgagcctgcgcgacggggccagccgccgcgg subunit 4 delta, ggagtccatgcagcccaaccgcagagccgacgacaacgccaccatccgtgtcac 44 kDa/ caactgtcagaggacacgcgtgagaccgacctgcaggagctcttccggcctttcgg eukaryotic ctccatctcccgcatctacctggctaaggacaagaccactggccaatccaagggctt translation gccttcatcagcttccaccgccgcgaggatgctgcgcgtgccatttgccggggtgtccg initiation factor 3 gctttggctacgaccacctcatcctcaacgtcgagtgggccaagccgtccaccaact subunit 4 delta, aagccagctgccactgtgtactcggtccgggacccttggcgacagaagacagcc 44 kDa” EIF5A eukaryotic 213757_at atgtgtcggggagagagcccgcagggaagggtaaagcccannggggcagggcc 1984 NM_001970 SEQ ID translation ctcccagatgcctgaggagggggcaggtcccctcccctctcctccccat NO: 18 initiation factor 5A ctaaaggggtttggggagagacacaggcaggcgagggggctggcccagtctgtt ggggtggtgctcagggtaaagggctatnggcaacaggggaccagaccagggatg agtggggagggcacaaggaccatttgccagaatccaccg FADS2 fatty acid 202218_s ctgttgctccaggatgcattctgataggagggggcggcgggctgggccttgtgaca 9415 NM_004265 SEQ ID desaturase 2/ _at atctgcctttcaccacatggccttgcctcggtggccctgactgtcagggagggccagg NO: 19 fatty acid gaggcagagcgggagggagtctcaggaggaggcttgccctgaggggctggggag desaturase 2 ggggtacctcatgaggaccagggtggagcttgagaagaggaggaggtggggctt ggaggtgcttggtagctgaggggacgggcaagtgagaggggagggagggaagtc ctgggaggatcctgagctgctgttgcagtctaacccactaatcagttcttagancaggg gaagggcaggcaccaacaactcagaatgggggctttcggggagggcgcctagtcc ccccagctctaagcagccaggagggacctgcatctaagcatctgggttgccatggc aatggcatgccccccagctactgtatgcccccgacccccgcagaggcagaatgaa cccatagggagctgatcgtaat FLJ124 hypothetical 218051_s gggaccacctctatagtgatctggcggatctcatgctgcggcacggctggcgcacag 64943 NM_022908 SEQ ID 42 protein FLJ12442 _at gcgccatcatccccgagctggagcgtgagatccgcatcatcaacacggagcagtac NO: 20 atgcactgctgacgtggcagcaggcgctcacggggctgctggagcgcatgcaga cctatcaggacgcggagtcgaggcaggtgcggctgcctggatgaaagagcggca ggagctgaggtgcatcaccaaggccctgttcatgcgcagttcggcagcatcttccg caccttccacaaccccacctacttctcaaggcgcctcgtgcgcttctctgacctctacat ggcctccctcagctgcctgctcaactaccgcgtggacttcaccttctacccacgccgta cgccgctgcagcacgaggcaccccctctggatggaccagctcttgcaccggctgcatg aagacccccttccttggtgacatggcccacatccgctgagggcacctttattgtctggg ac FLJ220 hypothetical 213878_at + tattcaaacggagcctcccattccaagaaactggaaacccctagtttatgttaaaagg 79912 NM_024854 SEQ ID 28 protein FLJ22028 ccagtctaaattcttcacttacatctttacagaaaactatattttctctcttccataccag NO: 21 aaatctaatcagaaactgacttttctcatgttcaactggacctaggggaatatgacag aaaagcatccataggctttaatatactttttaaaatatataaaactgaaaattaatagc catttaccctgaaagagttctgcgggactttgtcacttgcatagaatagcatgtgcctc attgttcagaagattagctttaggtcctattttcaaatacgaaatggtagcataagctgta aaactgtagtcttctctgcagaaaataaaggccaacaataagaaagcttttgaagga atcacggaaaacaaatttataaaagaaataactatatgcgcagtaattcttaacacatt gac FNTB “famesyltransferase, 204764_at gcaagtcgcgtgattctaccacacctgctactgcctgagcggcctgtccatagccca 2342 NM_002028 SEQ ID CAAX box, gcacttcggcagcggagcctttgcatgattggcctgggtgtgcccgaaaacgct NO: 22 beta” ctgcagcccactcacccagtgtacaacattggaccagacaaggtgatccaggccac tacatactttctacagaagccagcccaggttttgaggagctaaggatgagacatcg gcagagcctgcaaccgactagaggacctgggtcccggcagctctttgctcacccatc tccccagtcagacaaggtttatacgtttcaatacatactgcattctgtgctacacaagcc ttagcctcagtggagctgtggttctcttggtactttcttgaaacaaaccaatggtg ggtttggagaacacagtggctggttttaaaattctttccacacctgtcaa GPRC5 “G protein- 203632_s tgatgcacctagcagggcttcaggggttcccactaggatgcagagatgacctctcgc 51704 NM_016235 SEQ ID B coupled receptor, _at tgcctcacaagcagtgacacctcgggtttccgttgctatggtgaaaattcctggatg NO: 23 family C, group 5, gaatggatcacatgagggtttcttgttgcttttggagggtgtgggggatattttgttttggtttt member B/G tctgcaggttccatgaaaacagcccttttccaagcccatttctgtcatggtttccatct protein-coupled gtcctgagcaagtcattcctttgttatttagcatttcgaacatcggccattcaaagccc receptor, family ccatgttctctgcactgtttggccagcataacctctagcatcgattcaaagcagagtttta C, group 5, acctgacggcatggaatgtataaatgagggtgggtccttctgcagatactctaatcact member B” acattgcttttctataaaactacccataagcctttaacctttaaagaaaaatgaaaaag gttagtgtttgggggccgggggaggactgaccgcttcataagccagtacgtctgagct gagta GSPT2 G1 to S phase 205541_s aagcaattttcttgatgcctctgcaagatactgtgaggagaattgacagcaaaagttca 23708 NM_018094 SEQ ID transition 2 _at ccacctactctattacgcccattgattgacttttcttcatattttgcaaagagaaatttca NO: 24 cagcaaaaattcatgttttgtcagctttctcatgttgagatctgttatgtcactgatgaattta ccctcaagtttccttcctctgtaccactctgcttccttggacaatatcagtaatagctttgta agtgatgtggacgtaattgcctacagtaatgaaaaattaatgtactttaatttttcatttct ttaggatatttagaccacccttgcacgcaaaccagagtcagtgtttgtgtg H2AFY “H2A histone 218445_at cagggatcggaggacgacccgagtcccaagagtggggttttgctttttaaaaggaga 55506 NM_018649 SEQ ID 2 family, member gaggagggtgatggcaggggagtggagggtggccgggcaggtcctgccggcgc NO: 25 Y2/H2A histone agggagccctctgcccttcacactctcctccaaaagagcctccatctgtaaggaagc family, member aggtctccgcgaggggtttctttccatgtgttttcctcctgttgttaaaagaacttttttaaaa Y2 aaacagactcgttagatttatagcattgacttttacacattcacacaagaaaaa aatcccaaaattcttaaatcttctgttcctcctttttccaagggaagagggcaaaaag tggcctgggctctgttggtgtgcgtgttccgtggcggagagaagaaaatgggaaaga catctcactggtgcttttctcttttgttttagtgccccccgcccccatccctataatatctgta ac HMGA high mobility 208025_s gaagcaattgctcatgttggccaaacatggtgcaccgagtgatttccatctctggtaaa 8091 NM_003483 SEQ ID 2 group AT-hook 2/ _at gttacacttttatttcctgtatgttgtacatcaaaacacactactacttaagtcccagt NO: 26 high mobility atacctcatttttcatactgaaaaaaaaagcttgtggccaatggaacagtaagaacat group AT-hook 2/ cataaaatttttatatatatagtttatttttgtgggagataaattttataggactgttctttgctgt high mobility tgttggtcgcagctaaataagactggacatttaacttttctaccatttctgcaagttaggta tgtttgccaggagaaaagtatcaagacgtttaactgcagttgactttctcccctgttccttg agtgtcttctaactttattctttgttctttatgtagaattgctgtctatgattgtactttgaatcgct tgactgaaaatatttctctagtgtattatcactgtctgttctgcacaataaacataaca gcctctgtgatccc IER2 immediate early 202081_at gcgtttccaacctcggagaattccaggcactcccctccgccgcctccgctgacatacttgta 9592 NM_004907 SEQ ID response 2/ taagcggtcatcgttgcgtcatggggcaggcgtggggagcttcctgtcgccttggctgg NO: 27 immediate early gtgtgggcctggaggaaggtcctggggcgtgcactcgcctgggcagtggggagga response 2 gagtggcctgagttacttcacccccgcgtgctgctggttaatgtcccgcgtctctgcacc ttcgggtgggagcggggactgatctactttcacattctcaagtttttctcatctgcattaga ggtccccagtaggttcccaggttccagcgtgcccctccctcagacacacggacaca atcagccgagaagttcctggtctgaatcacgagaatgtggaggggtggggggtgtca gtggaaaggcataaggctgagctgagaccagttgctggtgaaactgggccaatctg gggaggggaacatccttgccagggagtttctgagggtctgctttgtttacctttcgtgcg gggattctttttaactccgtctacctggcgttttgttaga KIAA01 Vestigial-like 214004_s ccacctgtgaccccgtggtggaggagcatttccgcaggagcctgggcaagaattac 9686 NM_014567 SEQ ID 21 _at aaggagcccgagccggcacccaactccgtgtccatcacgggctccgtggacgacc NO :28 actttgccaaagctctgggtgacacgggctccagatcaaagcggccaaggacgga gcatccagcagccctgagtccgcctctcgcangggccagcccgccagcccctctgc ccacatggtcagccacagcactccccctctgtggtctcctgaagggagcgcctcctc caacaacacgtggatctgcatggtttgcctgagctttgaacagtca KIAA09 KIAA0931 protein 213407_at + attagtctcaagcattcagtgatgtcttcagcatcactataggactgtctagtgtcactt 23035 — SEQ ID 31 tttacttccttcgggtggaggctttccgactcccaatcatgaaggcaagttaatctttcca NO: 29 gttagtgacttttgccccatagttggggtaancacttcctagattgagaaaaagcagct acagcaatcctgctctgtttgcctcatttggtgatcagtcagtcacacataagttccttgt attctaaatttcatgcacttctcccagatgctatagggttttctctcactgttgccaatggat gtcatccagacagtgggctcatatcttacggttttgtgc KLHL7 kelch-like 7 220239_at agttgatcagagccttccagagtgtggtatgcttttcactgtgtgatgatccttagtggca 55975 NM_018846 SEQ ID (Drosophila) catgaatgaacgtccagatgtttgtgcagtagcccacccttatctgcaggatacgttcc NO: 30 aagacccccagtgaatgcctgaaactgcagatagtactgaatcctatatatactgtgtt ttttatgatacatacatgcctatgatgaagt LAMC2 “laminin, gamma 202267_at aagagaatgttcctactcacacttcagctgggtcacatccatccctccattcatccttcc 3918 NM_005562/ SEQ ID 2/laminin, atccatctttccatccattacctccatccatccttccaacatatatttattgagtacctactgt NM_018891 NO: 31 gamma 2” gtgccaggggctggtgggacagtggtgacatagtctctgccctcatagagttgattgtc tagtgaggaagacaagcatttttaaaaaataaatttaaacttacaaactttgtttgtcac aagtggtgtttattgcaataaccgcttggtttgcaacctctttgctcaacagaacatatgtt gcaagaccctcccatgggggcacttgagttttggcaaggctgacagagctctgggttg tgcacatttctttgcattccagctgtcactctgtgcctttctacaactgattgcaacagact gttgagttatgataacaccagtgggaattgctggaggaaccagaggcacttccacctt ggctgggaagactatggtgctgccttgc MLLT3 “myeloidllymphoid 204918_s + aaggcattccacaggatcatcatttaaaaaaaaagaattctggtcctgttttctaaaaa 4300 NM_004529 SEQ ID or mixed- _at aaaaaaactgttgtagaaattcttaatttggatctatttattagtcagagtttcagctttcttc NO: 32 lineage leukemia agctgccagtgtgttactcatttatcctaaaaatctggaatcagagatttttgtttgttca (trithorax catatgattctcttagacacttttatatttgaaaaaattaaaatctttctttggggaaaaatt homolog, cttggttattctgccataacagattatgtattaacttgtagattcagtggttcaatacctgttt Drosophila); aggcttgctaatatttccagaaggatttcttgtattggtgaaagacggttggggatggg translocated to, 3/ gggatttttttgttcttgttgtacccttgttttgaaactagaaatctgtcctgtggcatgcaaa myeloid/lymphoid agaaagcaaattatttttaaaagaaaaaaaccaaagtacttttggtgtcattattccatc or mixed-lineage ttctcca leukemia (trithorax homolog, Drosophila); translocated to 3” MNAT1 menage a trois 1 203565_s ccagccactgcagatagagacatatggaccacatgttcctgagcttgagatgctagg 4331 NM_002431 SEQ ID (CAK assembly _at aagacttgggtatttaaaccatgtcagagctgcctcaccacaggaccttgctggaggc NO: 33 factor)/menage tatacttcttctcttgcttgtcacagagcactacaggatgcattcagtgggcttttctggca a trois 1 (CAK gcccagttaaccatttataagatttggaccttggagctgaaccagggagctagcaaa assembly factor) agtaaagcagacttataaaattatagctatgtgcagctgcacaacacagtccttccact agcagctgtgttaa MT1E metallothionein 212859_x + caccgcgcagagctcagggggtggtgcgcccggcccttctgcggcgcacagccca 4493 NM_175617 SEQ ID 1E (functional) _at gcccaggaacgcgggcggtgcggactcagcgggccgggtgcaggcgcggagct NO: 34 gggcctctgcgcccggcccganctccgtctataaanagagcagccagttgcagggc tcnantctgctttccaactgcctgactgcttgttcgtctcactggtgtgagctccagcatcc cctttgctcgaaatggaccccaactgctcttgcgccactggntggctcctgcacgtgcg ccggctcctgcaagtgcaaagagtgcaaatgcacctcctgcaagaagagctgctgtt cctgctnccccgtggnctgtgccaagtgtgcccagggctgcgtctgcaaaggggcat cggagaagtgcagctgctgtgcctgatgtgggaacagctcttctcccagatgtaaata gaacaacctgcacaacctggnatttttttaaaaatacaacactgagccatttgctgcatt tc NES nestin 218678_at gcagcaccttaacttacgatctcttgacatacggtttctggctgagaggcctggcccg 10763 NM_006617 SEQ ID ctaaggtgaaaaggggtgtggcaaaggagcctactccaagaatggaggctgtagg NO: 35 aatataacctcccaccctgcaaagggaatctcttgcctgctccatctcataggctaagt cagctgaatcccgatagtactaggtccccttccctccgcatcccgtcagctggaaaag gcctgtggcccagaggcttctccaaagggagggtgacatgctggcttttgtgcccaag ctcaccagccctgcgccacctcactgcagtagtgcaccatctcactgcagtagcacg ccctcctgggccgtctggcctgtggctaatggaggtgacggcactcccatgtgctgact ccccccatccctgccacgctgtggccctgcctggctagtccctgcctgaataaag NPAS2 neuronal PAS 213462_at gctacagattcacactttctggcctaaaccctaatgggatgaggcttttcaccccaggc 4862 NM_002518/ SEQ ID domain protein 2 catgctggtggtgattttttagcccctaaataaaacactggactatttcctgtttacttcatt NM_032235 NO: 36 gattgcaactacaaaggtggactcaaagcaaagcacaatcatgccagccaacattc cagaattctgctgagaactccaagtctgtgaggggagaggttttacaagccagacag gcctgggggactgcagtccccaaggagaccctgccacatgctggccctttgagtga gaatgctgcatctttctacatatcttcatgagaatactgagaattggattnccttttcaaaa tgcactttgctttttttgtatgttttgttatgttgagatgtttctaaagaaaagattttatgtaatta taagatgaagcgtagtgaattgtacagctgttgtaataatgacctatttctatataaaata aaattgtatggcttatgtgtaaattattttgtatctgagataccagttccttttccc OSGE O- 209450_at aaaggggatggacgtctcattctcagggatcctgtctttcattgaggatgtagcccatc 55644 NM_017807 SEQ ID P sialoglycoprotein ggatgctggccacaggcgagtgtactcctgaggatctgtgtttctccctgcaggaaact NO: 37 endopeptidase gtgtttgcaatgctggtagagatcacagagcgagccatggcacattgtggctcccag gaggccctcattgtgggaggagtggggtgtaatgtgaggctacaggagatgatggc aacaatgtgccaggaacgtggagcccggctttttgctacagatgagagattctgtattg acaatggagcgatgatagcccaggctggctgggagatgtttcgggctggacacagg accccactcagtgattctggg PCDH “protocadherin 209079_x cagaaagtctcagcccaggatggggcttcttcaacagggcccctgccctcctgaagc 5098 NM_002588/ SEQ ID GC3 gamma subfamily ctcagtccttcaccttgccaggtgccgtttctcttccgtgaaggccactgcccaggtccc NM_032402/ NO: 38 C, 3” cagtgcgccccctagtggccatagcctggttaaagttccccagtgcctcctttgtgcata NM_032403 gaccttcttctcccacccccttctgcccctgggtccccggccatccagcggggctgcca gagaaccccagacctgcccttacagtagtgtagcgccccctccctctttcggctggtgt agaatagccagagtgtagtgcggtgtgcttttacgtgatggcgggtgggcagcgggc ggcgggctccgcgcagccgtctgtccttgatctgcccgcggcggcccgtgttgtgtttg tgcgtccacgcgctaaggcgaccccctcccccgtactgacttctcctataagcgctt ctcttcgcatagcacgtagctcccaccccacctcttcctgtgtctcacgcaagtttta PCDH “protocadherin 211066_x ggatggggcttcttcaacagggcccctgccccctgaagcctcagtccttcaccttgcc 5098 NM002588/ SEQ ID GC3 gamma subfamily _at aggtgcgtttctcttccgtgaaggccactgcccaggtccccagtgcgccccctagtg NM_032402/ NO: 39 C, 3/ gccatagcctggttaaagttcccagtgcctccttgtgcatagaccttcttctcccacccc NM_032403 protocadhetin cttctgcccctgggtccccggccatccagcggggctgccagagaaccccagacctg gamma subfamily cccttacagtagtgtagcgccccctccctctttcggctggtgtagaatagccagtagtgt C, 3” agtgcggtgtgcttttacgtgatggcgggtgggcagcgggcggcgggctccgcgca gccgtctgtccttgatctgcccgcggcggcccgtgttgtgttttgtgctgtgtccacgcgct aaggcgaccccctcccccgtactgacttctcctataagcgcttctcttcgcatagtcacg tagctcccaccccaccctcttcctgtgtctcacgcaagttttatactctaatatttatatggc tttttttcttcgacaa PCDH “protocadherin 215836_s gccagctttgggctgagctaacaggaccaatggattaaactggcatttcagtccaag 5098 NM_002588/ SEQ ID GC3 gamma subfamily _at gaagctcgaagcaggtttaggaccaggtccccttgagaggtcagaggggcctctgt NM_032402/ NO: 40 C, 3/ gggtgctgggtactccagaggtgccactggtggaagggtcagcggagccccagtgc NM_032403 protocadherin ctccttgtgcatagaccttcttctcccacccccttctgcccctgggtccccggccatccag gamma subfamily cggggctgccagagaaccccagacctgcccttacagtagtgtagcgccccctccctc C, 3” tttcggctggtgtagaatagccagtagtgtagtgcggtgtgcttttacgtgatggcgggt gggcagcgggcggcgggctccgcgcagccgtctgtccttgatctgcccgcggcggc ccgtgttgtgttttgtgctgtgtccacgcgctaaggcgaccccctcccccgtactgacttc tcctataagcgcttctcttcgcatagtcacgtagctcccaccccaccctcttcctgtgtctc acgcaagtttta PDUM PDZ and LIM 203370_s tgcacgccctgaagatgacctggcacgtgcactgctttacctgtgctgcctgcaagac 9260 NM005451/ SEQ ID 7 domain 7 _at gcccatccggaacagggccttctacatggaggagggcgtgccctattgcgagcgag NM_203352/ NO: 41 (enigma)/PDZ actatgagaagatgtttggcacgaaatgccatggctgtgacttcaagatcgacgctgg NM_203353/ and LIM domain ggaccgcttcctggaggccctgggcttcagctggcatgacacctgcttcgtctgtgcga NM_213636 7 (enigma) tatgtcagatcaacctggaaggaaagaccttctactccaagaaggacaggcctctct gcaagagccatgccttctctcatgtgtgagccccttctgcccacagctgccgcggtgg cccctagcctgaggggcctggagtcgtggccctgcatttctgggtagggctggcaat PEX3 peroxisomal 203972_s tggatccaaacctttattatgccattatatgatgccagatgaagaaactccattagcagt 8504 NM_003630 SEQ ID biogenesis factor gcaggcctgtggactttctcctcgagacattaccactattaaacttctcaatgaaactag NO: 42 3 agacatgttggaaagcccagattttagtacagttttgaatacctgtttaaaccgaggtttt agtagacttctagacaatatggctgagttctttcgacctactgaacaggacctgcaaca tggtaactctatgaatagtctttccagtgtcagcctgcctttagctaagataattccaata gtaaacggacagatcattcagtttgcagtgaaaacctagtcattttgttcaggatctg ttgacaatggagcaagtgaaagactttgctgctaatgtgtatgaagcttttagtacccct cagcaactggagaaat PIN1 protein (peptidyl- 202927_at agccatttgaagacgcctcgtttgcgctgcggacgggggagatgagcgggcccgtgt 5300 NM_006221 SEQ ID prolyl cis/trans tcacggattccggcatccacatcatcctccgcactgagtgagggtggggagcccag NO: 43 isomerase) gcctggcctcggggcagggcagggcggctaggccggccagctcccccttgcccgc NIMA-interacting cagccagtggccgaaccccccactccctgccaccgtcacacagtatttattgttccca 1/protein caatggctgggagggggcccAtccagattgggggccctggggtccccactccctgtc (peptidyl-prolyl catccccagttggggctgcgaccgccagattctcccttaaggaattgacttcagcagg cis/trans ggtgggaggctcccagacccagggcagtgtggtgggaggggtgttccaaagagaa isomerase) ggcctggtcagcagagccgccccgtgtccccccaggtgctggaggcagactcgag NIMA-interacting ggccgaattgtttctagttaggccacgctcctctgttcagtcgcaaaggtgaacactcat 1 gcggcagcc PHKCA “protein kinase C, 213093_at gattaaacgactgtgtctttgtcacctctgcttaactttaggagtatccattcctgtgattgt 5578 NM_002737 SEQ ID alpha” agactttgttgatattcttcctggaagaatatcattcttttcttgaagggttggtttactaga NO: 44 atattcaaaatcaatcatgaaggcagttactattttgagtctaaaggttttctaaaaatta acctcacatcccttctgttagggtctttcagaatatcttttataaacagaagcatttgaagt cattgcttttgctacatgatttgtgtgtgtgaaggacataccacgtttaaatcattaattgaa aaacatcatataagccccaactttgtttggaggaagagacggaggttgaggtttttcctt ctgtataagcacctactgacaaaatgtagaggccattcaaccgtcaaacaccatttgg ttatatcgcagaggagacggatgtgtaaattactgcattgctttttttttcagtttgtataacc tctaatctcgtttgcatgatacgctttgttagaa RIOK3 RIO kinase 3 202129_s tgaatgtacgcttgtccatgctgacctcagtgagtataacatgctgtggcatgctggaa 8780 NM_003831/ SEQ ID (yeast) _at aggtctggttgatcgatgtcagtcagtcagtagaacctacccaccctcacggcctgga NM_145906 NO: 45 gttcttgttccgggactgcaggaatgtctcgcagtttttccagaaaggaggagtcaagg aagcccttagtgaacgagaactcttcaatgctgtttcaggcttaaacatcacagcagat aatgaagctgattttttagctgagatagaagctttggagaaaatgaatgaagatcacgt tcagaagaatggaaggaaagctgcttcatttttgaaagatgatggagacccaccact actatatgatgaatagcactaatacccactgcttcagtgttaacacagcagtgattgtc agctgccaatagcaaatgaagttatgggtgacttgaaataccaaaacctgaggagtg ggcaatggtgcttctgtg SERPI “serine (or 209723_at + ttcgccacattggcttgtgttggtcttgaactcctggcctcaagcaatccgcctacctcag 5272 NM_004155 SEQ ID NB9 cysteine) cctcccaaagtgctaggattacaggcataagccactgagcccagccctagttcagta NO: 46 proteinase tcttttatgtaaattataaacatctgcaacattatgtatcatatgcagatacttattgcatttct inhibitor, clade B tttatagtggtgaaagtgttctatgcatttattggctcttgaatttcctcatctatgaattgtca (ovalbumin), ttcacacacctacttttctgcttcgtttttacatatgtctttgcctattaaagatattatccctct member 9/ gttttatattttctctcattcttgtattgccttttaa serine (or cysteine) proteinase inhibitor, clade B (ovalbumin), member 9” SIX1 sine oculis 205817_at ccggaggcaaagagaccgggccgcggaggccaaggaaagggagaacaccga 6495 NM_005982 SEQ ID homeobox aaacaataactcctcctccaacaagcagaaccaactctctcctctggaagggggca NO: 47 homolog 1 agccgctcatgtccagctcagaagaggaattctcacctccccaaagtccagaccag (Drosophila)/ aactcggtccttctgctgcagggcaatatgggccacgccaggagctcaaactattctc sine oculis tcccgggcttaacagcctcgcagcccagtcacggcctgcagacccaccagcatcag homeobox ctccaagacctgctcggcccctcacctccagtctggtggacttggggtcctaagt homolog 1 ggggagggactggggcctcgaagggattcctggagcagcaaccactgcagcgact (Drosophila) agggacacttgtaaatagaaatcaggaacatttttgcagcttgtttctggagttgtttgcg cataaaggaatggtggactttcacaaatatctttttaaaaatcaaaaccaacagcgat ctcaagcttaa SLCO3 “solute carrier 219229_at ggctgagcaccagtgagttctttgcctctactctgaccctagacaacctggggaggga 28232 NM_013272 SEQ ID A1 organic anion ccctggcccgcaaccagacacataggacaaagtttatctataacctggaagacc NO: 48 transporter atgagtgggtgaaaacatggagtccgttttatagtgactaaaggagggctgaactct family, member gtattagtaatccaagggtcatttttttcttaaaaaaagaaaaaaaggttccaaaaaaa 3A1/solute accaaaactcagtacacacacacaggcacagatgcacacacacgcagacagac carrier organic acaccgactttgtcctttttctcagcatcagagccagacaggattcagaataaggaga anion transporter gaatgacatcgtgcggcagggtcctggaggccactcgcgcggctgggccacagag family, member tctactttgaaggcacctcatggttttcaggatgctgacagctgcaagcaacaggcact 3A1” gccaaattcagggaacagtggtggccagcttggaggatggac SPINK1 “serine protease 206239_s + gagacgtggtaagtgcggtgcagttttcaactgacctctggacgcagaacttcagcca 6690 NM_003122 SEQ ID 1 inhibitor, Kazal tgaaggtaacaggcatctttcttctcagtgccttggccctgttgagtctatctggtaacact NO: 49 type 1/serine ggagctgactccctgggaagagaggccaaatgttacaatgaacttaatggatgcac protease inhibitor, caagatatatgaccctgtctgtgggactgatggaaatacttatcccaatgaatgcgtgtt Kazal type 1” atgttttgaaggtcggaaacgccagacttctatcctcattcaaaaatctgggccttgctg agaaccaaggttttgaaatcccatcaggtcaccgc SPINK “serine 205185_at + agccatcccatgttagagcttctcaagaggaagacagcccagactctttcagttctctg 11005 NM_006846 SEQ ID 5 protease gatctgagatgtgcaaagactaccgagtattgcccaggataggctatctttgtccaaa NO: 50 inhibitor, Kazal ggatttaaagcctgtctgtggtgacgatggccaaacctacaacaatccttgcatgctct type 5/serine gtcatgaaaacctgatacgccaaacaaatacacacatccgcagtacagggaagtgt protease inhibitor, gaggagagcagcaccccaggaaccaccgcagccagcatgcccccgtctgacga Kazal type 5” atgacaggaagattgttgaaagccatgagggaaaaaataaaccccagttctgaatc acctaccttcaccatctgtatatacaaagaattcttcggagcttgtcttatttgctatagaa aacaatacagagcttttgggaatggaatcactgattttcagtcttttccatttctttcctccta gaatctgtgatctgagggtataaagacatttccaccaagtttgagccctcaaaatgtcc tgattacaatgctgtctgtcc STC2 stanniocalcin 2203438_at gtccacattcctgcaagcattgattgagacatttgcacaatctaaaatgtaagcaaagt 8614 NM_003714 SEQ ID agtcattaaaaatacaccctctacttgggctttatactgcatacaaatttactcatgagcc NO: 51 ttcctttgaggaaggatgtggatctccaaataaagatttagtgtttattttgagctctgcatc ttaacaagatgatctgaacacctctcctttgtatcaataaatagccctgttattctgaagt gagaggaccaagtatagtaaaatgctgacatctaaaactaaataaatagaaaaca ccaggccagaactatagtcatactcacacaaagggagaaatttaaactcgaaccaa gcaaaaggcttcacggaaatagcatggaaaaacaatgcttccagtggccacttccta aggaggaacaaccccgtctgatctcagaattggcaccacgtgagcttgctaagtgat aatatctgtttctactacggatttaggcaacaggacctgtacattgtcacattgcat TAZ transcriptional co- 202132_at tgggggacttatttgttggggatcttaaataagattccttttgatctaccggaatatacatg 25937 NM_015472 SEQ ID activator with tacagagacattggatcatgttggaaagaaggcaagtgaaaaggtcagagatgaa NO: 52 PDZ-binding gtagcgaagttatggaatatcgtggaaaggatactagttgtgaaatggaaagagaca motif (TAZ) agttatagtaccccaaaagcaaaacaagcaggagatgcaagagatgccccaaaa ggacaaagcaacaattttctgttgccacctttataccggaagactctgttgtagaagaa aagaaggctttggtgcaccttatgtgggaggaggaggggcagggcatgctgatgct gagcgtacaggcagacaagagcgtagcctgctgttgcctccatcactatgaaatgac ttattttacctgaaggacccatggtttatgttcctctaattcctttcactctccctaagccctct gagagagatg TCEA2 “transcription 203919_at gcctgtcggctcagatcgaggaatgcatcttccgggacgttggaaacacagacatga 6919 NM_003195/ SEQ ID elongation factor agtataagaaccgtgtacggagtcgtatctccaacctgaaggatgccaagaaccctg NM_198723 NO: 53 A (SII), 2/ acctgcggcggaatgtgctgtgtggggccataacaccccagcagatcgctgtgatga transcription cctcagaggagatggccagtgatgagctgaaggagatccgtaaggccatgaccaa elongation factor ggaggccatccgagagcaccagatggcccgcactggcggcacgcagacagacct A (SII), 2” gttcacctgcggcaagtgcaggaaaaagaactgcacctacacacaggtgcagaoc cgcagctctgatgagcccatgaccacctttgttgtctgcaacgagtgtggaaaccgct ggaagttctgctgacccctcgtgtagatgtgctgcagccttgggccctccccggccca cgtcctccgttgacacagcttctctggagaccctagaaggcggcatgtcc. TNNC1 “troponin C, slow/ 209904_at + tggatgacatctacaaggctgcggtagagcagctgacagaagagcagaaaaatga 7134 NM_003280 SEQ ID troponin C, gttcaaggcagccttcgacatcttcgtgctgggcgctgaggatggctgcatcagcacc NO: 54 slow” aaggagctgggcaaggtgatgaggatgctgggccagaaccccacccctgaggag ctgcaggagatgatcgatgaggtggacgaggacggcagcggcacggtggactttg atgagttcctggtcatgatggttcggtgcatgaaggacgacagcaaagggaaatctg aggagctgtctgacctcttccgcatgtttgacaaaaatgctgatggctacatcgacctg gatgagctgaagataatgctgcaggctacaggcgagaccatcacggaggacgac atcgaggagctcatgaaggacggagacaagaacaacgacggccgcatcgactat gatgagt TRPM2 “transient 205708_s acccttggccatcaggcgaggggctgggcctgtgcagctgggcccttggccagagt 7226 NM_00100118 SEQ ID receptor potential _at ccactcccttcctggctgtgtcaccccgagcagctcatccaccatggaggtcattggcc 8/ NO: 55 cation channel, tgaggcaagttccccggagagtcgggntcccctgtggccccctcaggcctatgtctgt NM_003307 subfamily M, gaggaaggggccctgccactctccccaagagggcctccatgtttcgaggtgcctcaa member 2” catggagccttgcctggcctgggctaggggcactgtctgaactcctgactgtcaggat aaactccgtgggggtacaggagcccagacaaagcccaggcctgtcaagagacgc agagggcccctgccagggttggccccagggaccctgggacgaggctgcagaagc tctccctccctactccctgggagccacgtgctggccatgtggccagggacggcatga gcaggaggcggggacgtgggggccttctggtttggtgtcaacagc VAMP4 vesicle- 213480_at gaagccacaaagatgccacatgttagtatatcagtgagaggtgactccacagtgctc 8674 NM_003762/ SEQ ID associated tctggagaagcaatatgagtgactgaagagtggggccttttgcttttgcctggatatag NM_201994 NO: 56 membrane gggtgctcttctactgtaattgggtgtggaaaaactctggctttatggtattccattaggttc protein 4 ttttcattaaagtagtcttaaaatcaaagtatccaatattttaaagccacaaagtagatt acataattagcagagattttagtcagtaaaatgttagaaatcaaactataagaaaattc aagtttattttgtgcttgggtatatgtcattattttaaattccacactcccttatttaatca ctttggtaagtgcctttgatgttttgaaatgtatagtgggagatgagcaaatgtaaatgtc atgtgccctgttccctagcttctcaattcctcataaccatttttaccagtgttgcaaagttta gacctttgtgttaatatcagaagtgtatttgtagcccctccatagtgaacaatga ZNF31 zinc finger protein 200868_s gccgaagaagctgtggggtgtgtcgcagcgctctggcacctggcgtccgagc 55905 NM_018683 SEQ ID 3 313 _at cgtggagctcgagcggcagatcgagagcaagagacttcttgccatggctgccgta NO: 57 agaatttcttcctgtccaagatccggtcccacgtggctacttgttccaaataccagaatt acatcatggaaggtgtgaaggccaccattaaggatgcatctcttcagccaaggaatg tcccaaaccgttacacctttccttgtccttactgtcctgagaagaactttgatcaggaag gacttgtggaacactgcaaattattccatagcacggataccaaatctgtggtttgtccg atatgtgcctcgatgccctggggagaccccaactaccgcagcgccaacttcagaga gcacatccagcgccggcaccggttttcttatgacacttttgtggattatgatgttgatgaa gaggacatgatgaatcaggtgttgcagcgctccatcatcgaccagtgagcagagtcc gtgcttgctatc

TABLE 2 as described in priority application US60/619027 ified on 18/10/2004. + up In RefSeq Gene sensi- Locus Transcript SEQ ID Symbol Gene Title Affymetrix ID tive Sequence Link ID NO. AGXT2L1 alanine-glyoxylate 221008_s_at + gctgaaagaagcccacatagaactgcttagggacagcaccactgactccaaa 64850 NM_031279 SEQ ID aminotransferase gaaaatcccagcagaaagagaaatggaatgtgcacggatacacattcactgct NO: 58 2-like 1/alanine- cagtaagaggctcaagacatgactgatttgcattttaaagcaagatgcgatgtcc glyoxylate agagttacagagaatgagtagatgtgtctcatcggttaatagctctattatacctct aminotransferase 2-like 1/ aaaggtggaattgtcagtttagattcataaatgaaaaggtaaatgagtaatcaga alanine-glyoxylate ataaaccaagtgataatcaaaccatgtcaagattattagttcagactctagcctgtt aminotransferase 2-like 1 aattttcttagttgatttctgaagctacctgatttattctattaaattgtaagcttgcaaa ctcaaaataaattggcagatttacctctcatgttttaatgtgtcaaattagagagca aagtataacaggtgccttcacttttgagactt AKAP12 A kinase (PRKA) anchor 210517_s_at gtgccatagtgcaggcttggggagctttaagcctcagttatataacccacgaaaa 9590 NM_005100/ SEQ ID protein (gravin) 12A acagagcctcctagatgtaacattcctgatcaaggtacaattctttaaaattcacta NM_144497 NO: 59 kinase (PRKA) anchor atgattgaggtccatatttagtggtactctgaaattggtcactttcctattacacgga protein (gravin) 12 gtgtgctaaaactaaaaagcattttgaaacatacagaatgttctattgtcattggga aatttttctttctaacccagtggaggttagaaagaagttatattctggtagcaaatta actttacatcctttttcctacttgttatggttgtttggaccgataagtgtgcttaatcctga ggcaaagtagtgaatatgttttatatgttatgaagaaaagaattgttgtaagtttttga ttctactcttatatgctggactgcattcacacatggcatgaaataagtcaggttctta caaatggtattttgatagatactggattgtgtttgtgccatatttgtgccatt ANXA6 annexin A6/annexin A6 200982_s_at gggatgcatttgtggccattgttcaaagtgtcaagaacaagcctctcttctttgccg 309 NM_001155/ SEQ ID acaaacttacaaatccatgaagggtgctggcacagatgagaagactctgacc NM_004033 NO: 60 aggatcatggtatcccgcagtgagattgacctgctcaacatccggagggaattc attgagaaatatgacaagtctctccaccaagccattgagggtgacacctccgga gacttcctgaaggccttgctggctctctgtggtggtgaggactagggccacagctt tggcgggcacttctgccaagaaatggttatcagcaccagccgccatggccaag cctgattgttccagctccagagactaaggaaggggcaggggtggggggaggg gttgggttgggctcttatcttcatggagcttaggaaacgctcccactcccacgggc catcgagggccagcacggctgagcggtgaaaaaccgtagccatagatcctgt cc AREG amphiregulin 205239_at + atttcaaaatttctgcattcacggagaatgcaaatatatagagcacctggaagca 374 NM_001657 SEQ ID (schwannoma-derived gtaacatgcaaatgtcagcaagaatatttcggtgaacggtgtggggaaaagtcc NO: 61 growth factor)/ atgaaaactcacagcatgattgacagtagtttatcaaaaattgcattagcagcca amphiregulin tagctgcctttatgtctgctgtgatcctcacagctgttgctgttattacagtccagctta (schwannoma-derived gaagacaatacgtcaggaaatatgaaggagaagctgaggaacgaaagaaa growth factor) cttcgacaagagaatggaaatgtacatgctatagcataactgaagataaaatta caggatatcacattggagtcactgccaagtcatagccataaatgatgagtcggtc ctctttccagtggatcataagacaatggaccctttttgttatgatggttttaaactttca attgtcactttttatgctatttctgtata BCAT1 “branched chain 214452_at + gacaacagccctggaggggaacagagtgagagagatgtttngctctggtaca 586 NM_005504 SEQ ID aminotransferase 1, gcctggttgtttgcccagtttctgatatactgtacaaaggcgagacaatacacatt NO: 62 cytosolic/branched chain ccaactatggagaatggtcctaagctggcaagccgcatcttgagcaaattaact aminotransferase 1, gatatccagtatggaagagaagagagcgactggacaattgtgctatcctgaatg cytosolic” gaaaatagaggatacaatggaaaatagaggataccaactgtatgctactggga cagactgttgcatttgaattgtgatagatttctttggctacctgtgcataatgtagtttgt agtatcaatgtgttacaagagtgattgtttcttcatgccagagaaaatgaattgcaa tcatcaaatggtgtttcataacttggtagtagtaacttaccttaccttaccnanaaaa atattaatgtaagccatataacatgggattttcctcaannannnnannnnnncct tttgtacttcactcagatacta BCL3 B-cell CLL/lymphoma 3/ 204908_s_at + gggcagatcttggactcatgaggaggggcccccctgcccagaggggtcaacc 602 NM_005178 SEQ ID B-cell CLL/lymphoma 3 cttctggaaactgtgaagatctgacttcgcccccccccccccccatcttcgggac NO: 63 caggatttgcacagaagcacatgcacctacccatacaccccctcttctgagcgtc cctgttcccccatctcgctccctcccaggactctgaccccagcattctcaggcacc agtccctgtccggaatgccacccacatcttccatttccatgtcccctcccagagct ggtggacccagggaacagccactcccctccactctctaccagataactgagga ggggagaggtgggccgtaacgggcacggatcacgatgtaaattatt BST2 bone marrow stromal cell 201641_at + agcttcaggacgcgtctgcagaggtggagcgactgagaagagaaaaccagg 684 NM_004335 SEQ ID antigen 2/bone marrow tcttaagcgtgagaatcgcggacaagaagtactaccccagctcccaggactcc NO: 64 stromal cell antigen 2 agctccgctgcggcgccccagctgctgattgtgctgctgggcctcagcgctctgct gcagtgagatcccaggaagctggcacatcttggaaggtccgtcctgctcggcttt tcgcttgaacattcccttgatctcatcagttctgagcgggtcatggggcaacacgg ttagcggggagagcacggggtagccggagaagggcctctggagcaggtctg gaggggccatggggcagtcctgggtgtggggacacagtcgggttgacccagg gctgtctccctccagagcctccctccggataatgagtcccccctcttgtctcccac cctgagattgggcatggggtgcggtgtggggggcatgtgctgcctgttgttatggg ttttttttgcggggggggttgcttttttctggggtctttgagctccaaa C9orf16 chromosome 9 open 204480_s_at + catgctggaccagatcaactcctgtctggaccacctggaggagaagaatgacc 79095 NM_024112 SEQ ID reading frame 16 acctccacgcccgcctccaggagctgctggagtccaaccggcagacacgcct NO: 65 ggagttccagcagcagctcggggaggcccccagtgatgccagcccctaggct ccaagagcccccaaccgggacccaaccctgcctccctgggctaggctctggc ctgggcactcaccccctggcttagacaccttctcaagggctggccttcagggacc cctggtgggtctgcctgcctgggccacccttcctgcctgggcctccccttggccta cctgggccagcccccaccacctggcatgccctcctggggccaagagtgggcct gcaacccacccacttgcctgcccacccaactcctgggcgctccccactctgccc aggccttgagtgtccacattaaatg CAPZA2 “capping protein (actin 201237_at cacttaccagtgagcatatatattttaaaatactttctttggatattgtaattcttaactg 830 NM_006136 SEQ ID filament) muscle Z-line, gttgtaaattagaaaagctgggattacatatggtgtgcggttacagtctaaattttttc NO: 66 alpha 2” atcctcctatgcatcataagcatgtttgtaatattttcaaaaatagttctactgatgcta caggaatttcaagcctgtggtgaatgttagtatttaccatagggagtgaagtggag ttatggtttcaaatagagtattgctgattatacttgagtggaatcctttcctcacgt actcccacagacgtctgggcctggaaa CCND1 cyclin D1 (PRAD1: 208711_s_at ggcggaggagaacaaacagatcatccgcaaacacgcgcagaccttcgttgcc 595 NM_001758/ SEQ ID parathyroid adenomatosis ctctgtgccacagatgtgaagttcatttccaatccgccctccatggtggcagcggg NM_053056 NO: 67 1) gagcgtggtggccgcagtgcaaggcctgaacctgaggagccccaacaacttc ctgtcctactaccgcclcacacgcttcctctccagagtgatcaagtgtgacccgga ctgcctccgggcctgccaggagcagatcgaagccctgctggagtcaagcctgc gccaggcccagcagaacatggaccccaaggccgccgaggaggaggaaga ggaggaggaggaggtggacctggcttgcacacccaccgacgtgcgggacgt ggacatctgagggcgccaggcaggcgggcgccaccgccacccgcagcgag ggcggagccggccccaggtgctcccctgacagtccctcctctccggagcattttg ataccagaagggaaagcttcattctccttgtttgttggttgttttttcctttgctctttcccc cttccatctctgacttaagcaaaa CCND1 cyclin D1 (PRAD1: 208712_at gttttgggtatgtttaatctgttatgtactagtgttctgtttgttttgttttgttaattacacc 595 NM_001758/ SEQ ID parathyroid adenomatosis ataatgctaatttaaagagactcccaaatctccaatgaagccagctcacagtgctgt NM_053056 NO: 68 1)/ cyclin D1 (PRAD1: gtgccccggtcatctagcaagctgccgaaccaaaagaatttgcaccccgctgc parathyroid adenomatosis gggcccacgtggttggggccctgccctggcagggtcatcctgtgctcggaggcc 1) atctcgggcacaggcccaccccgccccacccctccagaacacggctcacgctt acctcaaccatcctggctgcggcgtctgtctgaaccacgcgggggccttgaggg acgctttgtctgtcgtgatggggcaagggcacaagtcctggatgttgtgtgtatcg agaggccaaaggctggtggcaagtgcacggggcacagcggagtctgtcctgt gacgcgcaagtctgagggtctgggcggcg CDH1 “cadhenn 1, type 1, E- 201130_s_at aattcctgccattctggggattcttggaggaattcttgctttgctaattctgattctgctg 999 NM_004360 SEQ ID cadherin (epithelial)” ctcttgctgtttcttcggaggagagcggtggtcaaagagcccttactgcccccaga NO: 69 ggatgacacccgggacaacgtttattactatgatgaagaaggaggcggagaa gaggaccaggactttgacttgagccagctgcacaggggcctggacgctcggcc tgaagtgactcgtaacgacgttgcaccaaccctcatgagtgtcccccggtatcttc cccgccctgccaatcccgatgaaattggaaattttattgatgaaaatctgaaagc ggctgatactgacccacagccccgccttatgattctctgctcgtgtttgactatga aggaagcggttccgaagctgcagtctgagctccctgaactcctcagagtcaga caaagaccaggactatgactacttgaacgaatggggcaatccgttcaagaagc tggctgacatgtacggaggcg CDKN2A “cyclin-dependent kinase 207039_at + cttttcactgtgttggagttttctggagtgagcactcacgccctaagcgcacattcat 1029 NM_000077/ SEQ ID inhibitor 2A (melanoma, gtgggcatttcttgcgagcctcgcagcctccggaagctgtcgacttcatgacaag NM_058195/ NO: 70 p16, inhibits CDK4)/ cattttgtgaactagggaagctcaggggggttactggcttctcttgagtcacactgc NM_058197 cyclin-dependent kinase tagcaaatggca inhibitor 2A (melanoma, p16, inhibits_CDK4)” CDKN2A “cyclin-dependent kinase 209644_x_at + tgaggagccagcgtctagggcagcagccgcttcctagaagaccaggtcatgat 1029 NM_000077/ SEQ ID inhibitor 2A (melanoma, gatgggcagcgcccgagtggcggagctgctgctgctccacggcgcggagccc NM_058195/ NO: 71 p16, inhibits CDK4)” aactgcgccgaccgccactctcacctgacccgtgcacgacgctgcccggg NM_058197 agggcttcctggacacgctggtggtgctgcaccgggccggggcgcggctggac gtgcgcgatgcctggggccgtctgcccgtggacctggctgaggagctgggccat cgcgatgtcgcacggtacctgcgcgcggctgcggggggcaccagaggcagta accatgcccgcatagatgccacggaaggtccctcagacatccccgattgaaag aaccagagaggctctgagaaacctcgggaaacttagatcatcagtcaccgaa ggtcctacagggccacaactgcccccgccacaacccaccccgctttcgtagtttt catttagaaaatagagcttttaaaaatgtcctgccttttaacgtagatatatgccttcc ccc CEACAM carcinoembryonic 206199_at + atattagttaccctgggcatctaaaacctttaaatgtttgcatgcagccat 1087 NM_006890 SEQ ID 7 antigen-related cell tcgtcaaatgtcaaatattctctctttggctggaatgacaaaaactcaaataaatgt NO: 72 adhesion molecule 7 atgattaggaggacatcataacctatgaatgatggaagtccaaaatgatggtaa ctgacagtagtgttaatgccttatgtttagtcaaactctcatttaggtgacagcctggt gactccagaatggagccagtcatgctaaatgccatatactcacactgaaacatg aggaagcaggtagatcccagaacagacaaaactitcctaaaaacatgagagt ccaggcgtctgagtcagcacagtaagaaagtcctttctgctttaactcttagaaa aaagtaatatgaagtattctgaaattaaccaatcagtttatttaaatcaatttatttat attcttctgttcctggattcccattttacaaaacccactgttctactgttgtattgcccag t CHORDC “cysteine and histidine- 218566_s_at ggatttgtgttcttacagtacttgaaaatatttaaggaagagatgaagctctgcagtt 26973 NM_012124 SEQ ID 1 rich domain (CHORD)- ttttctatgtgggatgattacttttttaaggaggattaattctgaggtagtatagtaact NO: 73 containing, zinc binding aaaggggaatatatgaattgtttaacaaattagaatttgtttacaactacttgaatttt protein 1/cysteine and taaattatgtcaaaacttacattacttgccaagcagtatgatgttataggaaacata histidine-rich domain aataagattacagaggtatcaatttggttaaaattcaccattttataagactaagca (CHORD)-containing, zinc ataatcttaacaacctctttcctgaatatttaaatgtgtttgtatggtgttatgactaatt binding protein 1” gttactgatttagagactaagccctcttaaaacctttagttaaatataaaaagaaat tatatatatcttgcctccctgatggaaaactatataaaattgtagacttaaaaggttt gtggaaatacattaggatatcagaaaactaaatatatggagttgctttatgactatt CLU “clusterin (complement 208791_at + ggctgcctgcggatgaaggaccatgtgacaagtgccgggagatcttgtctgtg 1191 NM_001831/ SEQ ID lysis inhibitor, SP-40, gactgttccaccaacaacccctcccaggctaagctgcggcgggagctcgacg NM_203339 NO: 74 40, sulfated glycoprotein aatccctccaggtcgctgagaggttgaccaggaaatataacgagctgctaaagt 2, testosterone-repressed cctaccagtggaagatgctcaacacctcctccttgctggagcagctgaacgagc prostate message 2, agtttaactgggtgtcccggctggcaaacctcacgcaaggcgaagaccagtac apolipoprotein J)” tatctgcgggtcaccacggtggcttcccacactlctgactcggacgttccttccggt gtcactgaggtggtcgtgaagctctttgactctgatcccatcactgtgacggtccct gtagaagtctccaggaagaacccta CLU “clusterin (complement 208792_s_at + agcagctgaacgagcagtttaactgggtgtcccggctggcaaacctcacgcaa 1191 NM_001831/ SEQ ID lysis inhibitor, SP-40, ggcgaagaccagtactatctgcgggtcaccacggtggcttcccacacttctgact NM_203339 NO: 75 40, sulfated glycoprotein cggacgttccccggtgtcactgaggtggtcgtgaagctctttgactctgatcccat 2, testosterone-repressed cactgtgacggtccctgtagaagtctccaggaagaaccctaaatttatggagac prostate message 2, cgtggcggagaaagcgctgcaggaataccgcaaaaagcaccgggaggagt apolipoprotein J)/ gagatgtggatgttgc clusterin (complement lysis inhibitor, SP-40, 40, sulfated glycoprotein 2, testosterone-repressed prostate message 2, apolipoprotein J)” COL4A1 “collagen, type IV, alpha 211980_at gaaagactgtgctgtcctttaacataggtttttaaagactaggatattgaatgtgaa 1282 NM_001845 SEQ ID 1” acatccgttttcattgttcacttctaaaccaaaaattatgtgttgccaaaaccaaac NO: 76 ccaggttcatgaatatggtgtctattatagtgaaacatgtactttgagcttattgttttta ttctgtattaaatattttcagggttttaaacactaatcacaaactgaatgacttgactt caaaagcaacaaccttaaaggccgtcatttcattagtatlcctcattctgcatcctg gcttgaaaaacagctctgttgaatcacagtatcagtattttcacacgtaagcacatt cgggccatttccgtggtttctcatgagctgtgttcacagacctcagcagggcatcg catggaccgcaggagggcagattcggaccact COL4A1 “collagen, type IV, alpha 211981_at tcggctactcttttgtgatgcacaccagcgctggtgcagaaggctctggccaagc 1282 NM_001845 SEQ ID 1” cctggcgtcccccggctcctgcctggaggagtttagaagtgcgccattcatcgag NO: 77 tgtcacggccgtgggacctgcaattactacgcaaacgcttacagcttttggctcgc caccatagagaggagcgagatgttcaagaagcctacgccgtccaccttgaag gcaggggagctgcgcacgcacgtcagccgctgccaagtctgtatgagaagaa cataatgaagcctgaccagctaatgtcacaacatggtgctacttcttcttctttttgtt aacagcaacgaaccctagaaatatatcctgtgtacctcactgtccaatatgaaa accgtaaagtgccttataggaatttgcgtaactaacacaccctgc CTSB cathepsin B 200838_at tccccctgtagactagtgccgtgggagtacctgctgcccagctgctgtggccccct 1508 NM_001908/ SEQ ID ccgtgatccatccatctccagggagcaagacagagacgcaggatggaaagc NM_147780/ NO: 78 ggagttcctaacaggatgaaagttcccccatcagncccccagtacctccaagc NM_147781/ aagtagctttccacatttgtcacagaaatcagag NM_147782/ NM_147783 CTSB cathepsin B/cathepsin B 200839_s_at tggtgttgggagccctttggagaacgccagtctccaggtccccctgcatctatcga 1508 NM_001908/ SEQ ID gtttgcaatgcacaacctctctgatcttgtgctcagcatgattctttaatagaagtttt NM_147780/ NO: 79 atttttcgtgcactctgctaatcatgtgggtgagccagtggaacagcgggagcctg NM_147781/ tgctggtttgcagattgcctcctaatgacgcggctcaaaaggaaaccaagtggtc NM_147782/ aggagttgtttctgacccactgatctctactaccacaaggaaaatagtttaggaga NM_147783 aaccagcttttactgttt DAB2 “disabled homolog 2, 201278_at ggaaacgttcccagttcattttcagtcctgttgtgagcacagttctgaagggtttatta 1601 NM_001343 SEQ ID mitogen-responsive ttgtcaaaataagttttgttttgttttgtttatgttgggtttttaatgttgtctcttgacccttaa NO: 80 phosphoprotein tgctcaggttcttgtgggagttaatcagccacatccaangttaccttgagggggaa (Drosophila)” gaagagggtgatgctcagaagctaaacaagacaggggccacatgaccctcta ttgattagcccaagtagaaagtcctgtggttttatgtttaatggtaatagttgatcat atatggcataattttctatcagcttcctactcagtcactataaacacagacttgaaat agtactttaaatgtccaaatacctaaatgtgctaaactggaggtaactatttctagg tagtgaatttttgaaagtcatgatcagccacacaactgttttgtacatact DAB2 “disabled homolog 2, 201280_s_at aatccttattgttcagagttgtttgggggttctgtttcagagcataaaacctaaaggtt 1601 NM_001343 SEQ ID mitogen-responsive atagtagaacaaggcaccttcttaaaagaaatcttgcttcagaccatcagttaca NO: 81 phosphoprotein gagaatttcctaaagtaaaattgaagcaactacaacttctccttagacactttgga (Drosophila)” atctaaccacttaaggacctttttaaagagatagcttctcttctttctgaagatcaattt ctccaaggccaagattgtccttttctcccatttcttgctagctattgcaaatgaggg aagaacattattcatctctcctcccctttttctgattcttttttcagtcagttttgctcctg ggttcaagtagtattaccaccctttcacaagcaacagactc DIAPH2 diaphanous homolog 2 205726_at + gctcactacactattcattgcacacaaatgaatttttcactttttaagatgcattcttgg 1730 NM_006729/ SEQ ID (Drosophila)/diaphanous tgctcaaaccagatcgaagtttgtctctnaaagctattgtctgcacaggctgctgc NM_007309 NO: 82 homolog 2 (Drosophila) atgctctgttgttaaatggatggacaggctattctaaattttggttgatacttttgctact atgggcaattaacttgaaaaaaataatcgatcccaactctgtgctctgatgtacct cttctgccccttttatgacacctttgaccaaatgccttctatggttcacagtgcaggc acaaaactactgatacagaaggttctttacaagcttattttacataccgtgaat ccctcacctaaagggagaggtgaaagcaaagactgctttgaatgggtattgag ggagattgtgtccataccaagccaccctgaagaagtatttcacttgcagtagaac tgtggatttgtctgtcatttcaccttggaataaacacctatctctaagcaggacca a EMP1 epithelial membrane 201324_at caccaaattacctaggctgaggttagagagattggccagcaaaaactgtggga 2012 NM_001423 SEQ ID protein 1/epitheilal agatgaactttgtcattatgatttcattatcacatgattatagaaggctgtcttagtgc NO: 83 membrane protein 1 aaaaaacatacttacatttcagacatatccaaagggaatactcacattttgttaag aaagttgaactatgactggagtaaaccatgtattcccttatcttttactttttttctgtgac atttatgtctcatgtaatttgcattactctggtggattgttctagtactgtattgggcttctt cgttaat EMP1 epithelial membrane 201325_s_at ttatcgccctgagaagatctaccccagggagaatctgagacatcttgcctacttttc 2012 NM_001423 SEQ ID protein 1 tttattagctttctcctcatccatttcttttatacctttcctttttggggagttgttatgccatg NO: 84 atttttggtatttatgtaaaaggattattactaattctatttctctatgtttanctagttaag gaaatgttgagggcaagccaccaaattacctag EMP1 epithetial membrane 213895_at aaggggtatctttctgtgagcaataaggactggataaagactgcatatccttg 2012 NM_001423 SEQ ID protein 1 tgtcnnnnncagcancnatacaataaggagggttttaatgtgaagcaggcaat NO: 85 ctnccagccccttctggtcttggatgaaatagttgcacagagtattgcaccaana atacacaatggaggctgaaaagttcaacatattttaagtcaattaatcaaattgca ttgattcttgatgctttcttagaggcctacatgatttcttagattgctctgataaactatc ataaggggtccacntcccctcatttagctcccccagggatttcttttcccccatgtca tacacccagtcctaaatcaacccccaaggctatccttccatcccttctgcagagg gaacttttgtcagactctgcaacaaactcctagctctatccagagtgtcctctgctg ctaagattggtatctttctcctcaaaagcctggatggtgaatgggggtgcattagtc agaattctcc EREG epiregulin/epiregulin 205767_at + taaaaacctgtatctgacccactttgtaatttttgctccaatatccattctgtagactttt 2069 NM_001432 SEQ ID gaaaaaaaagtttttaatttgatgcccaatatattctgaccgttaaaaaattcttgttc NO: 86 atatgggagaagggggagtaatgacttgtacaaacagtatttctggtgtatatttta atgtttttaaaaagagtaatttcatttaaatatctgttattcaaatttgatgatgttaaat gtaatataatgtattttctttttattttgcactctgtaattgcactttttaagtttgaagagc cattttggaaacggtttttattaaagatgctatggaacataaagttgtattgcatgca atttaaagtaacttatttgactatgaatattatcggattactgaattgtatcaatttgttt gtgttcaatatcagctttgataattgtgtaccttaag FGF2 fibroblast growth factor 2 204421_s_at + gggatcctatttagccttagtaccactaatcaaaagttcggcatgtagctcatgat 2247 NM_002006 SEQ ID (basic) ctatgctgtttctatgtcgtggaagcaccggatgggggtagtgagcaaatctgccc NO: 87 tgctcagcagtcaccatagcagctgactgaaaatcagcactgcctgagtagtttt gatcagtttaacttgaatcactaactgactgaaaattgaatgggcaaataagtgct tttgtctccagagtatgcgggagacccttccacctcaagatggatatttcttcccca aggatttcaagatgaattgaaatttttaatcaagatagtgtgctttattctgttg FGF2 fibroblast growth factor 2 204422_s_at + atatcttcttcaggctctgacaggcctcctggaaacttccacatatttttcaactgca 2247 NM_002006 SEQ ID (basic)/fibroblast growth gtataaagtcagaaaataaagttaacataactttcactaacacacacatatgtag NO: 88 factor 2 (basic) atttcacaaaatccacctataattggtcaaagtggttgagaatatattttttagtaatt gcatgcaaaatttttctagcttccatcctttctccctcgtttcttctttttttgggggagctg gtaactgatgaaatcttttcccaccttttctcttcaggaaatataagtggttttgtttggt taacgtgatacattctgtatgaatgaaacattggagggaaacatctactgaatttct gtaatttaaaatattttgctgctagttaactatgaacagatagaagaatcttacagat gctgctataaataagtagaaaatataaatttcatcactaaaatatgctattttaaaat ctatttcctatattgtatttctaatcagatgtattactcttattatttctat FLJ22662 hypothetical protein 218454_at + gtggctatccacttagttcagaagctgggcttggacactcttatgatttagctcc 79887 NM_024829 SEQ ID FLJ22662 acgagccaaaattttccggcgtgaccaagggaaagtgactgatacggcatcca NO: 89 tgaaatatatcatgcgatacaacaattataagaaggatccttacagtagaggtga cccctgtaataccatctgctgccgtgaggacctgaactcacctaacccaagtcct ggaggttgttatgacacaaaggtggcagatatctacctagcatctcagtacacat cctatgccataagtggtcccacagtacaaggtggcctccctgtttttcgctgggac cgtttcaacaaaactctacatcagggcatgccagaggtctacaactttgattttatt accatgaaaccaattttgaaacttgatataaaatgaaggagggagatgacgga ctagaagactgtaaataagataccaaaggcactattttagctatgtttttcccatca gaat GADD45 “growth arrest and DNA- 207574_s_at ccccatcacggagggtccagactgtccactcgggggtggagtgagactgactg 4816 NM_015675 SEQ ID B damage-inducible, beta/ caagccccaccctccttgagactggagctgagcgtctgcatacgagagacttgg NO: 90 growth arrest and DNA- ttgaaacttggttggtccttgtctgcaccctcgacaagaccacactttgggacttgg damage-inducible, beta” gagctggggctgaagttgctctgtacccatgaactcccagtttgcgaattaataag agacaatctattttgttacttgcacttgttattcgaaccactgagagcgagatgg HIF1A “hypoxia-inducible factor 200989_at tcatctgatgtttctatagtcactttgccagctcaaaagaaaacaataccctatgta 3091 NM_001530/ SEQ ID 1, alpha subunit (basic gttgtggaagtttatgctaatattgtgtaactgatattaaacctaaatgttctgcctac NM_181054 NO: 91 helix-loop-helix cctgttggtataaagatattttgagcagactgtaaacaagaaaaaaaaaatcatg transcription factor)/ cattcttagcaaaattgcctagtatgttaatttgctcaaaatacaatgtttgattttatg hypoxia-inducible factor cactttgtcgctattaacatcctttttttcatgtagatttcaataattgagtaattttagaa 1, alpha subunit (basic gcattattttaggaatatatagttgtcacagtaaatatcttgttttttctatgtacattgta helix-loop-helix caaatttttcattccttttgctctttgtggttggatctaacactaactgt transcription factor)” HOP homeodomain-only 211597_s_at + aagctatgtgtatcttctgtgtaaagcagtggcttcactggaaaaatggtgtggcta 84525 NM_932495/ SEQ ID protein/homeodomain- gcatttccctttgagtcatgatgacagatggtgtgaaaaccatctaagtttgcttttg NM_139211/ NO: 92 only protein accatcacctcccagtagcaatttgctttcataatccatttagcaatccaggcctct NM_139212 gttgaaaagataatatgagggagaagggaacacatttccttctgaacttacttcc ctaagtcactttccttatgtatcatctaatacaatgatggttgagtgaaaatacaga aggggtgtttgagattcagatttcataaaacacttccttggaatatagctgcattaa cttggaaagaagcctgttgggccagaagacacga HOXC10 homeo box C10/homeo 218959_at gctggtgtgtgtgtcaaaccctcactcacccacgcactcacacacagcattctgtt 3226 NM_017409 SEQ ID box C10 ctccatgcaaagttaagatcgaatccatccgcttgtaggggaaaaaaaggaaa NO: 93 aaaattaaccagagagggtctgtaatctcgcagagcacaggcagaatcgttcct tccttgctgcatttcctccttagactaatagacgttttggaaagttcggctagtgttcgt gtgtttgtcgtagcacccagagcctccaccaaaccctctccatgtctttacctccca gtcgctctaagatctgcttgaagtctcgtatttgtactgctttctgcttttctcccacccc tcctagcacccccacatcccccatctagtaacatctcagaaatttcatccagagg aacaaaaaaattaaaaatagaacatagcaaagcaaagacagaatgcccccc cccaaatattgtcctgtccctgtctgggagttgtgttatttaaagatattctgtatgttgt atcttttgcatgtagcttccttaat ITGB2 “integrin, beta 2 (antigen 202803_s_at atctggaaggctctgatccacctgagcgacctccgggagtacaggcgctttgag 3689 NM_000211 SEQ ID CD18 (p95), lymphocyte aaggagaagctcaagtcccagtggaacaatgataatccccttttcaagagcgc NO: 94 function-associated caccacgacggtcatgaaccccaagtttgctgagagttaggagcacttggtgaa antigen 1; macrophage gacaaggccgtcaggacccaccatgtctgccccatcacgcggccgagacatg antigen 1 (mac-1) beta gcttggccacagctcttgaggatgtcaccaattaaccagaaatccagttattttcc subunit)/integrin, beta 2 gccctcaaaatgacagccatggccggccggtgcttctgggggctcgtcggggg (antigen CD18 (p95), gacagctccactctgactggcacagtctttgcatggagacttgaggagggcttga lymphocyte function- ggttggtgaggttaggtgcgtgtttcctgtgcaagt associated antigen 1; macrophage antigen 1 (mac-1) beta subunit)” KHDRBS “KH domain containing, 209781_s_at cagcccggccagttggagttgtagtaccacgagggacgccaactcccagagg 10656 NM_006558 SEQ ID 3 RNA binding, signal agtcctgtccacccgagggccagtgagtcggggaagaggacttctcactccca NO: 95 transduction associated 3/ gagcaagaggagtccccccaactgggtacagacctccaccgccacccccga KH domain containing, cacaagagacttatggagaatatgactatgatgatggatatggcactgcttatgat RNA binding, signal gaacagagttatgattcctatgataacagctatagcaccccagcccaaagtggt transduction associated gctgattactatgattacggacatggactcagtgaggagacttatgattcctacgg 3” gcaagaagagtggactaactcaagacacaaggcaccttcagcgaggacagc aaagggcgtctacagagaccagccatatggcagatactgattgtactgtctgatg ttgtgaaatagccaatctccaccagtcctgtatactg KRT13 keratin 13/keratin 13 207935_s_at + gagaacacggtggcagagacggagtgccgctatgccctgcagctgcagcag 3860 NM_002274/ SEQ ID atccagggactcatcagcagcatcgaggcccagctgagcgagctccgcagtg NM_153490 NO: 96 agatggagtgccagaaccaagagtacaagatgctgctggacatcaagacacg tctggagcaggagatcgccacctaccgcagcctgctcgagggccaggacgcc aagaagcgtcagcccccgtagcacctctgttaccacgacttctagtgcctctgtta ccaccacctctaatgcctctggtcgccgcacttctgatgtccgtaggccttaaatct gcctggcgtcccctccctctgtcttcagcacccagaggaggagagagccggca gttccctgcaggagagaggaggggctgctggacccaaggctcagtccctctgct ctcaggaccccctgtcctgactctctcctgatggtgggccctctgtgctcttctcttcc ggtcggatctctctcctctctgacctggatacgctttggtttctcaacttc LASS6 LAG1 longevity assurance 212446_s_at + aactttaacttagagcttcattactttaagaatggaaaacaacctctgagtttgattt 25378 NM_203463 SEQ ID homolog 6 (S. cerevisiae) cccaaagtttcataaagcccctaagctcatgattttcatcaactctttgcccacata 2 NO: 97 gtcatttacctccacagccgtttgttgtcatagaaggggtggtggtgtttggatttgat ttttttcaacttgcagtgagaaataggataggtgacaaaaccttacttgttttcttaag acaattcagtgcttgagcatctctgtcagaaatggaatgaaatactgttagccaat tagaattattttatgtattgttattgtgttttgctgatttttatatgaaaatataattattcatt cttgatctctggaagcaa LTBP2 latent transforming growth 204682_at gggagccaaggctttatacgtctaaagaaaatattcagtagctgaatccgccca 4053 NM_000428/ SEQ ID factor beta binding pro- gtgatagcctgtgggcaccagcagcaagggctgccatgggatacagcaccca NM_032035 NO: 98 tein 2/latent transforming tctacaaagacctctattacataaacactgcttcttacaggaaacaaacctcttctg growth factor beta binding ggatctccttttgtgaaaaccagtttgatgtgctaaaagtaaaaagtctattttccag protein 2 tgtggtcttgttcagaagcagccagatttccaatgttgtttttcccctccactcagaa acccctgccctttcccttcagaaaacgatggcaggcattcctctgagtttacaagc agagactcactccaacccaaactagctggg MAP4K5 mitogen-activated protein 203552_at acacacacatgcaattttgcttaacaaaagtattttataatacagtttcatacagaa 11183 NM_006575/ SEQ ID kinase kinase kinase ttaccttaaaagggagtcttatgttttcaactacagatagttgtaagggatcntaca NM_198794 NO: 99 kinase 5 gaagatattgatgatagttgaaatattcttagaaggggtgtgtatgtctagctgtgtc taccatgtgtatgtattcttgacaagcagtataaaatacctgtgatttttctttacatta gggataatgcataaggaattaatcttcatatatattatcatccctaatgtagcaggg ggaagtatttaattgcccatgatatgtattttacttatactatgccagagaggaaact ataaagtaattacacatgtaatcttgggtttttcacatatgtaggtattcattttgagta ggttgaagaagaaaaaaaatatttaaatgaattgaattcctgatgggatagtatc aat MAP4K5 mitogen-activated protein 203553_s_at gaactctgcatcttcatggtttacagaaattggtgcaggcagccagcagttagatt 11183 NM_006575/ SEQ ID kinase kinase kinase ccattcatgtaacacagttggagagagataccgttttagtgtgtttagacaaatttgt NM_198794 NO: 100 kinase 5 gaaaattgtaaatctacaaggaaaattaaaatcaagtaagaaactggcctctga gttaagttttgattttcgcattgaatctgtagtatgccttcaagacagtgtgttggctttc tggaaacatgggatgcagggtaaaagcttcaagtcagatgaggttacccagga gatttcagatgaaacaagagttttccgcttattaggatcagacagggttgtcgttttg gaaagtaggccaacagaaaatcctactgcacacagcaatctctacatcttggct ggaatgaaaatagttactaagcaacagaaactgatctcaaatgacaggaaa atgaatatactccattgaaagggaaaataaggaaattcaatacaaactgcacta tgatttgctttaact MMP2 “matrix metalloproteinase 201069_at ctcagagccacccctaaagagatcctttgatattttcaacgcagccctgctttggg 4313 NM_004530 SEQ ID 2 (gelatinase A, 72 kDa ctgccctggtgctgccacacttcaggctcttctcctttcacaaccttctgtggctcac NO: 101 gelatinase, 72kDa type IV agaacccttggagccaatggagactgtctcaagagggcactggtggcccgac collagenase)/matrix agcctggcacagggcagtgggacagggcatggccaggtggccactccagac metalloproteinase 2 ccctggcttttcactgctggctgccttagaacctttcttacattagcagtttgctttgtat (gelatinase A, 72 kDa gcactttgttttttctttgggtcttgttttttttttccacttagaaattgcatttcctgacaga gelatinase, 72 kDa type IV aggactcaggttgtctgaagtcactgcacagtgcatctcagcccacatagtgatg collagenase)” gttcccctgttcactctacttagcatgtccctaccgagtctcttctccactggatgga ggaaaaccaagccgtggcttcccgctcagccctccctgcccctcccttcaaccat tccccatgggaaat MYC v-myc myelocytomatosis 202431_s_at + gcaacaaccgaaaatgcaccagccccaggtcctcggacaccgaggagaatg 4609 NM_002467 SEQ ID viral oncogene homolog tcaagaggcgaacacacaacgtcttggagcgccagaggaggaacgagctaa NO: 102 (avian)/(v-myc aacggagcttttttgccctgcgtgaccagatcccggagttggaaaacaatgaaa myelocytomatosis viral aggcccccaaggtagttatccttaaaaaagccacagcatacatcctgtccgtcc oncogene homolog aagcagaggagcaaaagctcatttctgaagaggacttgttgcggaaacgacg (avian) agaacagttgaaacacaaacttgaacagctacggaactcttgtgcgtaaggaa aagtaaggaaaacgattccttctaacagaaatgtcctgagcaatcacctatgaa cttgtttcaaatgcatgatcaaatgcaacctcacaaccttggctgagtc NRP1 neuropilin 1 210510_s_at aacatccgcctggtaaccagtcgctctggctgggcacttccacccgcacctcatt 8829 NM_003873 SEQ ID cctacatcaatgagtggctccaaatagacctgggggaggagaagatcgtgag NO: 103 gggcatcatcattcagggtgggaagcaccgagagaacaaggtgttcatgagg aagttcaagatcgggtacagcaacaacggctcggactggaagatgatcatgg atgacagcaaacgcaaggcgaagtcttttgagggcaacaacaactatgataca cctgagctgcggacttttccagctctctccacgcgattcatcaggatctaccccga gagagccactcatggcggactggggctcagaatggagctgctgggctgtgaag tggaagcccctacagctggaccgaccactcccaacgggaacttggtggatgaa tgtgatgacgaccaggccaactgccacagtggaaca NRP1 neuropilin 1 212298_at gcaaatatcttaccaggcagcctatgaattaacccaaagaagctttggttggttttg 8829 NM_003873 SEQ ID gtggatttttatcatgccatgttggacatgagattttttagatcttccttcccacattgct NO: 104 agacgtctcactcaaagacatttgttgggagtcacatttgcatcatagangagac agtccattcatcttagttaaattggattgagaatgccttttgtttccaggaaaatattg atcaccatgaaagaagaatagttttttgtccccagagacattcatttagttgatata atcctaccagaaggaaagcactaagaaacactcgtttgttgtttttaaaggcaac agacttaaagttgtcctcagccaagg OLFM1 olfactomedin 1/ 205591_at + caggtgtatctgcacagtggtcgccccacagcagaccatgtgttcacgggatgc 10439 NM_006334/ SEQ ID olfactomedin 1 ccgcacaaaacagctgaggcagctactggagaaggtgcagaacatgtctcaa NM_014279/ NO: 105 tccatagaggtcttggacaggcggacccagagagacttgcagtacgtggagaa NM_058199 gatggagaaccaaatgaaaggactggagtccaagttcaaacaggtggagga gagtcataagcaacacctggccaggcagtttaagggctaacttaaaagagttttt tcaatgctgcagtgactgaagaagcagtccactcccatgtaaccatgaaagag agccagagagctttttgcaccatgcatttttactattattttccaatacttagcaccatt tcactaaggaaccttgaatacaaccaggatcctcctttgcatgcgactgtagctgc OLFM1 olfactomedin 1 213131_at + gcgggccacagacgtcggaagaaactcccgtatttgcagctggaactgcagcc 10439 NM_006334/ SEQ ID cacggcgccccggttttcctccccgccctgtccctctctggtcaaacaacatacta NM_014279/ NO: 106 aagaggcgaggcaatgactgttggccagttctcaccggggaaaaacccnact NM_058199 gttaggatggcatgaacatttccttagatcgtggtcagctccgaggaatgtggcn nccaggctctttgangagccatgggctgcacccnggccgtaggcntagtgtaa ctcgcatcccattgcagtgccngrncnttgactgtgttgctgtctcttagattaaccgt gctgaggctccnacatagctccntggacctgtgtcntagtacatactgaagcgat ggtcagagtgtgtagagtgaagttgctgtgcccacattgtttgaactcgcgtaccc cgtagatacattgtgcaacgttcttctgttattcccttgaggtggtaacttcgtatgttc agt OSMR oncostatin M receptor/ 205729_at + ggagacttgagcttgacctaaggatatgcattaaccactctacagactcccactc 9180 NM_003999 SEQ ID oncostatin M receptor agtactgtacagggtggctgtggtcctagaagttcagtttttactgaggaaatatttc NO: 107 cattaacagcaattattatattgaaggctttaataaaggccacaggagacattact atagcatagattgcaaatgaaatttactgagcgtgttttataaaaaactcacagg tgtttgaggccaaaacagattttagacttaccttgaacggataagaatctatagttc actgacacagtaaaattaactctgtgggtgggggcggggggcatagctctaatc taatatataaaatgtgtgatgaatcaacaagatttccacaattcttctgtcaagctta ctacagtgaaagaatgggattggcaagtaacttctgacttactgtcagttgtacttc tgctccatagacatcagtattctgccatcatttttgatgactacctcagaacataaa aaggaacgtatatcacataattccagtcacagtttttggttcctctt PCDHAC “protocadherin alpha 210674_s_at ctgacctctttgaagttgcagaatgctttgaaattctaatggtatctgaaatatcagc 56134 NM_018899/ SEQ ID 2 subfamily C, 2/ tcatagaaagtaacaaaatttgctgtcaccttaaataagacattttaattttgttataa NM_031883 NO: 108 protocadherin alpha tgtacaatttagaagtttgattaattatattatctatttaggcattaatataaaagaggt subfamily C, 2” aggagtctgttatttaaaaaaagcattaaatttaaaaaaaaactgtcttgtctactttt agcttcattctcccatattttgaagggtgtgtaacttcagctctgcaggattgcatgg ggtaaaacttgttaccaacacatgtgaaccattgctacattgtaggttgtgatcattt tgccccactgaagcccatgtatctgaccttacgtgccttttgaactaggagaatcg ggctaatttattaatgatgataattataatgtatctgtacagcactttttacatttgcga agtgctttccaatccatgttagttactagttattacagctgtaaggataaaacacgtc atgtggattcattttga PDGFRA “platelet-derived growth 203131_at agaaaatttgccaatctttcctactttctatttttatgatgacaatcaaagccggcctg 5156 NM_006206 SEQ ID factor receptor, alpha agaaacactatttgtgactttttaaacgattagtgatgtccttaaaatgtggtctgcc NO: 109 polypeptide/platelet- aatctgtacaaaatggtcctatttttgtgaagagggacataagataaaatgatgtt derived growth factor atacatcaatatgtatatatgatttctatatagacttggagaatactgccaaaacat receptor, alpha ttatgacaagctgtatcactgccttcgtttatatttttttaactgtgataatccccacag polypeptide” gcacattaactgttgcacttttgaatgtccaaaatttatattttagaaataataaaaa gaaagatacttacatgttcccaaacaatggtgtggtgaatgtgtgagaaaaact aacttgatagggtctaccaatacaaaatgtattacgaatgcccctgttcatgtt PDZK1 PDZ domain containing 1/ 205380_at gtcaaaccatgactcgcacatggcaaaagaacgggcccacagtacagcctca 5174 NM_002614 SEQ ID PDZ domain containing cattcttcttccaattctgaagatacagagatgtgatgaaaacaagtaatagctttg NO: 110 1 gctgtttatttgatagctgtttctgggtatttaataggaatcctttctcaaggaatgagtt gtgacctgtttactgtctctttagaagaaaaactccactggaaaccattcaccatgt gtgaccttctttatcatttgtcttacaggcggctattgcagacggctaatttatgc ttaacttaggaagagataaggcaagagctagatttttttcatgtgatcttttccaagc ttcaacttaacttaactacatttctctgtatgatgatgtctcttacttctacaggttccttg agcac PEA15 phosphoprotein enriched 200788_s_at taaattcacatgcagtctcagagactatttagacaaagttcaagttaggagctttta 8682 NM_003768/ SEQ ID in astrocytes 15/ ggatgtgggagtaaaactttaatgggaggggagggctggctgctggaagaag NM_013287 NO: 111 phosphoprotein enriched gaagaagccagactggttagacagtactcttaactcctagcccagcctacgtgc in astrocytes 15 cctgcccctctggccactgctgcagacacctgccttaacacacacacctctagg actccacagttttgccttaaaggaccttcccaagtctccctttccctgtctggcttctc ccttaagaagagagagatacttgtagaattgggtggggggaatgagcatgaac tgccttccatttgggatatttacattagagtgagagagagaataaggagcctttc ttatggaagaaatgggagaagagagacagggttcttttcagcagagtctagtag tttcctgtaaggcaaaataatctaaaaagactaacctgcccacccactccttatat tgctgtgagattgcccc PGM1 phosphoglucomutase 1/ 201968_s_at cggacccatccaagtcatctgattgaagagcatgacagaaacaaaatgtattca 5236 NM_002633 SEQ ID phosphoglucomutase 1 ccaagcattttaggatttgactttttcactaaccagttgacgagcagtgcatttacaa NO: 112 ggcactgccaaacaagatgcccttgggagctgtgagggaaagaggacctgcg ggcttagatcaatctcaattccttttcatgccctcctgcattgctgctgcgtgggtattt gtctccttagccatcaggtacagtttacactacaatgtaagctataggtggagcat cagcagtgagtgaggccattcttcatccttaggatgtggcaatgaaatgatggtg caagttcctttctcttttgtgaatctttccccccatttcctgtttacatgtaacccaacaa aatgcaatttctagtgccttctgtccaatcagttctttcctctgagtgagacgtacttg gctacagatttctgccttgttttgcgacattgtc PI3 “protease inhibitor 3, 203691_at gattggtatggccttagctcttagccaaacaccttcctgacaccatgagggccag 5266 NM_002638 SEQ ID skin- derived (SKALP)” cagcttcttgatcgtggtggttcctcatcgctgggacgctggttctagaggcagc NO: 113 tgtcacgggagttcctgttaaaggtcaagacactgtcaaaggccgtgttccattca atggacaagatcccgttaaaggacaagtttcagttaaaggtcaagataaagtca aagcgcaagagccagtcaaaggtccagtctccactaagcctggctcctgcccc attatcttgatccggtgcgccatgttgaatccccctaaccgctgcttgaaagatact gactgcccaggaatcaagaagtgcgtgaaggctcttgcgggatggcctgtttcg ttccccagtgaagggagccgcttccttgct PLAU “plasminogen activator, 205479_s_at cccgaccggtgggcatttgtgaggcccatggttgagaaatgaataatttcccaatt 5328 NM_002658 SEQ ID urokinase/plasminogen aggaagtgtaagcagctgaggtctcttgagggagcttagccaatgtgggagca NO: 114 activator, urokinase” gcggtttggggagcagagacactaacgacttcagggcagggctctgatattcca tgaatgtatcaggaaatatatatgtgtgtgtatgtttgcacacttgttgtgtgggctgt gagtgtaagtgtgagtaagagctggtgtctgattgttaagtctaaatatttccttaaa ctgtgtggactgtgatgccacacagagtggtctttctggagaggttataggtcactc ctggggcctcttgggtcccccacgtgacagtgcctgggaatgtacttattctgcag catgacctgtgaccagcactgtctcagtttcactttcacatagatgcccttcttggc cagttatcccttccttttagcctagttcatccaatcctcactgggtgggg PLAU “plasminogen activator, 211668_s_at accacaacgacattgcctgctgaagatccgttccaaggagggcaggtgtgcg 5328 NM_002658 SEQ ID urokinase/plasminogen cagccatcccggactatacagaccatctgcctgccctcgatgtataacgatcccc NO: 115 activator, urokinase” agtttggcacaagctgtgagatcactggctttggaaaagagaattctaccgacta tctctatccggagcagctaagatgactgttgtgaagctgatttcccaccgggagt gtcagcagccccactactacggctctgaagtcaccaccaaaatgctgtgtgctg ctgacccacagtggaaaacagattcctgccagggagactcagggggacccct cgtctgttccctccaaggccgcatgactttgactggaattgtgagctggggccgtg gatgtgccctgaaggacaagccaggcgtctacacgagagtctcacactt PPIF peptidylprolyl Isomerase F 201489_at gggttgccatccaagtgaaagtcttttccttgaccaagggggacagtcagttttgc 10105 NM_005729 SEQ ID (cyclophilin F)/ aaaaggactctaatacctgtttaatattgtcttcctaattgggataatttaattaacaa NO: 116 peptidylprolyl isomerase F gattgactagaagtgaaactgcaacactaacttccccgtgctgtggtgtgacctg (cyclophilin F) agttggtgacacaggccacagaccccagagcttggcttttgaaacacaactca gggcttttgtgaaggttcccccgctgagatcmcctcctggttactgtgaagcctgtt ggtttgctgctgtcgtttttgaggagggcccatgggggtaggagcagttgaacctg ggaacaaacctcacttgagctgtgcctagacaatgtgaattcctgtgttgctaaca gaagggcctgtaagctcctgtgctccggagggaagcatttcctggtaggctttg PPIF peptidylprolyl isomerase F 201490_s_at gctgaaggcagatgtcgtcccaaagacagctgagaacttcagagccctgtgca 10105 NM_005729 SEQ ID (cyclophilin F) ctggtgagaagggcttcggctacaaaggctccaccttccacagggtgatcccttc NO: 117 cttcatgtgccaggcgggcgacttcaccaaccacaatggcacaggcgggaagt ccatctacggaagccgctttcctgacgagaactttacactgaagcacgtggggc caggtgtcctgtccatggctaatgctggtcctaacaccaacggctcccagttcttc atctgcaccataaagacagactggttggatggcaagcatgttgtgttcggtcacgt caaagagggcatggacgtcgtgaagaaaatagaatctttcggctctaagagtg ggaggacatccaagaagattgtcatcacagactgtggccagttgagctaatctgt ggccagggtgctggcatggtggcagctgcaaatgtccatgcacccaggtggcc gcgttgggctgtcagccaaggtgcctgaaacgatacgtgtgcccact PTGS2 prostaglandin- 204748_at + ggttgaatgtttgtccttaggataggcctatgtgctagcccacaaagaatattgtctc 5743 NM_000963 SEQ ID endoperoxide synthase 2 attagcctgaatgtgccataagactgaccttttaaaatgttttgagggatctgtggat NO: 118 (prostaglandin G/H gcttcgttaatttgttcagccacaatttattgagaaaatattctgtgtcaagcactgtg synthase and ggttttaatatttttaaatcaaacgctgattacagataatagtatttatataaataattg cyclooxygenase)/ aaaaaaattttcttttgggaagagggagaaaatgaaataaatatcattaaagata prostaglandin- actcaggagaatcttctttacaattttacgtttagaatgtttaaggttaagaaagaaa endoperoxide synthase 2 tagtcaatatgcttgtataaaacactgttcactgttttttttaaaaaaaaaacttgattt (prostaglandin G/H gttattaacattgatctgctgacaaaacctgggaatttgggttgtgtatgcgaatgttt synthase and cagtgcctcagacaaat cyclooxygenase) RRM1 ribonucleotide reductase 201476_s_at + gaacaagcgtcctggggcatttgctatttacctggagccttggcatttagacatcttt 6240 NM_001033 SEQ ID M1 polypeptide gaattccttgatttaaagaagaacacaggaaaggaagagcagcgtgccagag NO: 119 atcttttctttgctctttggattccggatctcttcatgaaacgagtggagactaatcag gactggtctttgatgtgtccaaatgagtgtcctggtctggatgaggtttggggagag gaatttgagaaactatatgcaagttatgagaaacaaggtcgtgtccgcaaagttg taaaagctcagcagctttggtatgccatcattgagtctcagacggaaacaggca ccccgtatatgctctacaaagattcctgtaatcgaaagagcaaccagcagaacc tgggaaccatcaaatgcagcaacctgtgcacagaaatagtggagtacaccag caaagatgaggttgctgtttgtaatttggcttccctggccctgaatatgtatgt SEMA3B “sema domain, 203071_at + gcccctggagtcgcggagaaagggccgtaaccggaggacccacgcccctga 7869 NM_004636 SEQ ID immunoglobutin domain gcctcgcgctgagcgggggccgcgcagcgcaacgcactggtgaccagactgt NO: 120 (Ig), short basic domain, ccccacgccgggaaccaagcaggagacgacaggcgagagaggagccag secreted, (semaphorin) acagaccctgaaaagaaggacgggttggggccgggcacattgggggtcacc 3B/sema domain, ggccgatggagacaccaaccgacaggccctggctgagggcagctgcgcggg immunoglobulin domain cttatttattaacaggataacccttgaatgtagcagccccgggagggcggcaca (Ig), short basic domain, ggtcgggcgcaggattcagccggagggaagggacggggaagccgagctcc secreted, (semaphorin) agagcaacgaccagggccgaggaggtgcctggagtgcccaccctgggaga 3B” cagaccccacctccttgggtagtgagcagtg SERPINE “serine (or cysteine) 202627s_at ggaactacggggcttacaggagcttttgtgtgcctggtagaaactatttctgttcca 5054 NM_000602 SEQ ID 1 proteinase inhibitor, gtcacattgccatcactcttgtactgcctgccaccgcggaggaggctggtgacag NO: 121 clade E (nexin, plasmin- gccnaaaggccagggaagaaaaccctttcatctcagagtccactgtggcact ogen activator inhibitor ggccacccctccccagtacaggggtgctgcaggtggcagagtgaatgtccccc type 1), member 1” atcatgtggcccaactctcctggcctggccatctccctccccagaaacagtgtgc atgggttamtggagtgtaggtgacttgtttactcattgaagcagatttctgcttcctttt atttttataggaatagaggaagaaangtcagatgcgtgcccagctcttcaccccc caatctcttggtggggaggggtgtacctaaatatttatcatatccttgcccttgag SERPINE “serine (or cysteine) 202628_s_at aaattgaccatacaatttcatcctccttcaggggatcaaaaggacggagtgggg 5054 NM_000602 SEQ ID 1 proteinase inhibitor, ggacagagactcagatgaggacagagtggtttccaatgtgttcaatagatttagg NO: 122 clade E (nexin, plasmin- agcagaaatgcaaggggctgcatgacctaccaggacagaactttccccaatta ogen activator inhibitor cagggtgactcacagccgcattggtgactcacttcaatgtgtcatttccggctgctg type 1), member 1” tgtgtgagcagtggacacgtgaggggggggtgggtgagagagacaggcagct cggattcaactaccttagataatatttctgaaaacctaccagccagagggta SLC20A1 “solute carrier family 20 201920_at gtatcaggcttcaattccattatgttttaatgttgtctctgaagatgacttgtgattttttttt 6574 NM_005415 SEQ ID (phosphate transporter), cttttttttaaaccatgaagagccgtttgacagagcatgctctgcgttgttggtttcac NO: 123 member 1/solute carrier cagcttctgccctcacatgcacagggatttaacaacaaaaatataactacaactt family 20 (phosphate cccttgtagtctcttatataagtagagtccttggtactctgccctcctgtcagtagtgg transporter), member 1” caggatctattggcatattcgggagcttcttagagggatgaggttctttgaacaca gtgaaaatttaaattagtaacutmgcaagcagtuattgactgttattgctaagaa gaagtaagaaagaaaaagcctgttggcaatcttggttatttctttaagatttctggc agtgtgggatggatgaatgaagtggaatgtgaactttgggcaagttaaatggga cagccttccatgttcatttgtctacctcttaactga SPRY1 “sprouty homolog 1, 212558_at taattttagattcgacaatgtaaatcttcacattggagataatattggttggacc 10252 NM_005841/ SEQ ID antagonist of FGF ttgcccatcttcactctagccttcgtatttgtgaaggactcagccaccttccttcttcac NM_199327 NO: 124 signaling (Drosophila)” cccatgcttctcaccaaatttttgttgtcattgagggcacttggataactcaagttgat atttatagctgatcaatctatatgtgtcacagaactatgctgcctaaagtgatcttgg ctccttaatggtccttttggccccttggatagttaacagctgagtaattctaatctcttc tgtgttttccttgccttaaccacaaattgtgg SPRY2 sprouty homolog 2 204011_at gagatacagaacttggtgacccatgtattgcataagctaaagcaacacagaca 10253 NM_005842 SEQ ID (Drosophila)/sprouty ctcctaggcaaagtttttgtttgtgaatagtacttgcaaaacttgtaaattagcagat NO: 125 homolog 2 (Drosophila) gacttttttccattgttttctccagagagaatgtgctatatttttgtatatacaataatattt gcaactgtgaaaaacaagttgtgccatactacatggcacagacacaaaatatta tactaatatgttgtacattcggaagaatgtgaatcaatcagtatgtttttagattgtatt ttgccttacagaaagcctttattgtaagactctgamcccmggacttcatgtatattg tacagttacagtaaaattcaacctttattttctaattttttcaacatattgtttagtgtaaa gaatatttatttgaagttttattattttataaaaaagaatatttattttaagaggcatctta caaattttgccccttt SRPUL sushi-repeat protein/ 205499_at gcggcatgtgaccatcattgaactggtgggacagccacctcaggaggtggggc 27286 NM_014467 SEQ ID sushi-repeat protein gcatccgggagcaacagctgtcagccaacatcatcgaggagctcaggcaattt NO: 126 cagcgcctcactcgctcctacttcaacatggtgttgattgacaagcagggtattga ccgagaccgctacatggaacctgtcacccccgaggaaatcttcacattcattgat gactacctactgagcaatcaggagttgacccagcgtcgggagcaaagggaca tatgcgagtgaacttgagccagggcatggttaaagtcaagggaaaagctcctct agttagctgaaactgggacctaataaaaggaggaaatgttttcccacagttctag ggacaggactctgaggtgggtgagtttgacaaatcctgcagtgtttccaggcatc cttttaggactgtgtaatagtttccctagaagctaggtagggactgaggacaggc cttgggcagtgggtt TCF8 transcription factor 8 208078_s_at + agactgggcgaaaggctgtccggagggcagaccaggtgccttgccgcagag 6935 NM_030751 SEQ ID (represses interleukin 2 aaaacaccaaagtctcctgttcgctcataaagaagtttttgggatgggagagaat NO: 127 expression)/transcription ccagaccatcttggggcagccaggcccttgccttcatttttacagaggtagcaca factor 8 (represses actgattccaacacaaaaccccttcccctttttaaaatgatttctgttctaatgccata interleukin 2 expression)/ gatcaaaggcctcagaaaccattgtgtgtttcctctttgaagcaatgacaagcact transcription factor 8 ttactttcacggtggtttttgttttttcttattgctgtggaacctcttttggaggacgttaaa (represses interleukin 2 ggcgtgttttacttgtttttttaagagtgtgtgatgtgtgttttgtagatttcttgacagtgc expression) tgtaatacagacggcaatgcaatagcctatttaa TGFA “transforming growth 205016_at cctgccctctagttggttctgggctttgatctcttccaacctgcccagtcacagaag 7039 NM_003236 SEQ ID factor, alpha/ gaggaatgactcaaatgcccaaaaccaagaacacattgcagaagtaagaca NO: 128 transforming growth aacatgtatatttttaaatgttctaacataagacctgttctctctagccattgatttacc factor, alpha” aggctttctgaaagatctagtggttcacacagagagagagagagtactgaaaa agcaactcctcttcttagtcttaataatttactaaaatggtcaacttttcattatctttatt ataataaacctgatgcttttttttagaactccttactctgatgtctgtatatgttgcactg aaaaggttaatatttaatgtittaatttattttgtgtggtaagttaattttgatttctgtaatg tgttaatgtgattagcagttattttccttaatatctgaattatacttaaagagtagtgag caatataagacgcaattgtgtttttcagt TGFBR2 “transforming growth 208944_at gtttggatggtggaaggtctcattttattgagatttttaagatacatgcaaaggtttgg 7048 NM_003242 SEQ ID factor, beta receptor II aaatagaacctctaggcaccctcctcagtgtgggtgggctgagagttaaagaca NO: 129 (70/80 kDa)/transforming gtgtggctgcagtagcatagaggcgcctagaaattccacttgcaccgtagggca growth factor, beta tgctgataccatcccaatagctgttgcccattgacctctagtggtgagtttctagaat receptor II (70/80 kDa)” actggtccattcatgagatattcaagattcaagagtattctcacttctgggttatcag cataaactggaatgtagtgtcagaggatactgtggctt TIEG TGFB inducible early 202393_s_at tttgcctgcagtttcttgtgtagatttgaaaattgtataccaatgtgttttctgtagactct 7071 NM_005655 SEQ ID growth response/TGFB aagatacactgcactttgtttagaaaaaaaactgaagatgaaatatatattgtaa NO: 130 inducible early growth agaagggatattaagaatcttagataacttcttgaaaaagatggcttatgtcatca response gtaaagtacctttatgttatgaggatataatgtgtgctttattgaattagaaaattagt gaccattattcacaggtggacaaatgttgtcctgttaatttataggagttttttgggga tgtggaggagttgggtagaaaaattattagaacattcacttttgttaacagtatttct cttttattctgttatatagtggatgatatacacagtggcaaaacaaaagtacattgct taaaatatatagtgaaaaatgtcactatatcttcccatttaacattgtttttgtatattgg gtgtagatttctgacatcaaaacttggacccttggaaaacaaaagttttaattaaa aaaaatccttgtgacttacaatttgcac TIMP3 “tissue inhibitor of 201147_s_at gagtcggagatgatgcagcacacacacaattccccagcccagtgatgcttgtgt 7078 NM_000362 SEQ ID metalloproteinase 3 tgaccagatgttcctgagtctggagcaagcacccaggccagaataacagagct NO: 131 (Sorsby fundus dystrophy, ttcttagttggtgaagacttaaacatctgaggtcaggaggcaatttgcctgcc pseudoinflammatory)” ttgtacaaaagctcaggtgaaagactgagatgaatgtctttcctctccctgcctccc accagacttcctcctggaaaacgcutggtagatttggccaggagctttcttttatgt aaattggataaatacacacaccatacactatccacagatatagccaagtagattt gggtagaggatactatttccagaatagtgtttagctcacctagggggatatgtttgt atacacatttgcatatacccacatgggg TIMP3 “tissue Inhibitor of 201148_s_at ttgttgtcgttgcttgtttgaagaaaatcatgacattccaagttgacattttttttttcatttt 7078 NM_000362 SEQ ID metalloproteinase 3 aattaaaatttgaaattctgaacaccgtcagcaccctctcttccctatcatgggtcat NO: 132 (Sorsby fundus dystrophy, ctgacccctgtccgtctccttgtccctgcttcatgtttgggggcctttctttaactgcctt pseudoinflammatory)” cctggcttagctcagatggcagatgagagtgtagtcaagggcctgggcacagg agggagagctgcagagtgtcctgcctgccttggctggagggacacctctcctgg gtgtggagacagcttggttccctttccctagctccctggtgggtgaatgccacctcc tgagatcctcacctcttggaattaaaattgttggtcactggggaaagcctgagtttg caaccagttg TIMP3 “tissue inhibitor of 201149_s_at aggggctgaactatcggtatcacctgggttgtaactgcaagatcaagtcctgcta 7078 NM_000362 SEQ ID metalloproteinase 3 ctacctgccttgctttgtgacttccaagaacgagtgtctctggaccgacatgctctc NO: 133 pseudoinflammatory)/ caatttcggttaccctggctaccagtccaaacactacgcctgcatccggcagaa tissue inhibitor of gggcggctactgcagctggtaccgaggatgggcccccccggataaaagcatc metalloproteinase 3 atcaatgccacagacccctgagcgccagaccctgccccacctcacttccctccc (Sorsby fundus dystrophy, ttcccgctgagcttcccttggacactaactcttcccagatgatgacaatgaaattag pseudoinflammmatory)” tgcctgttttcttgcaaatttagcacttggaacatttaaagaaaggtctatgctgtcat atggggtttattgggaactatcctcctggcc TIMP3 “tissue inhibitor of 201150_s_at gactttttggaatagccctgtctagggcaaactgtggcccccaggagacactacc 7078 NM_000362 SEQ ID metalloproteinase 3 cttccatgccccagacctctgtcttgcatgtgacaattgacaatctggactacccc NO: 134 (Sorsby fundus dystrophy, aagatggcacccaagtgtttggcttctggctacctaaggttaacatgtcactagag pseudoinflammatory)” tatttttatgagagacaaacattataaaaatctgatggcaaaagcaaaacaaaat ggaaagtaggggaggtggatgtgacaacaacttccaaattggctctttggaggc gagaggaaggggagaacttggagaatagtttttgctttgggggtagaggsttctt agattctcccagcatccgcctttccctttagccagtctgctgtcctgaaacccagaa gtgatggagagaaaccaacaagagatctcgaaccctgtctagaaggaatgtat ttgttgctaaatttcgtagcactgtttacagttttcctccatgttatttatg TNFRSF6 “tumor necrosis factor 204781_s_at + gagtattactagagcttgccacctctccatttttgccttggtgctcatcttaatggcct 355 NM_000043/ SEQ ID receptor superfamily, aatgcacccccaaacatggaaatatcaccaaaaaatacttaatagtccaccaa NM_152871/ NO: 135 member 6” aaggcaagactgcccttagaaattctagcctggtttggagatactaactgctctca NM_152872/ gagaaagtagcttgtgacatgtcatgaacccatgtttgcaatcaaagatgataa NM_152873/ aatagattcttatttttcccccacccccgaaaatgttcaataatgtcccatgtaaaac NM_152874/ ctgctacaaatggcagcttatacatagcaatggtaaaatcatcatctggatttagg NM_152875/ aattgctcttgtcatacccccaagtttctaagatttaagattctccttactactatccta NM_152876/ cgtttaaatatctttgaaagtttgtattaaatgtgaattttaagaaataatatttatatttc NM_152877 tgtaaatgtaaactgtgaagatagttataaactgaagcagatacctggaaccac ctaaagaacttccatttatggaggatttttttgccccttgtgtttggaattat TNFRSF6 “tumor necrosis factor 215719_x_at + accaaggttctcatgaatctccaaccttaaatcctgaaacagtggcaataaattta 355 NM_000043/ SEQ ID receptor superfamily, tctgatgttgacttgagtaaatatatcaccactattgctggagtcatgacactaagtc NM_152871/ NO: 136 member 6” aagttaaaggctttgttcgaaagaatggtgtcaatgaagccaaaatagatgaga NM_152872/ tcaagaatgacaatgtccaagacacagcagaacagaaagttcaactgcttcgt NM_152873/ aattggcatcaacttcatggaaagaaagaagcgtatgacacattgattaaagat NM_152874/ ctcaaaaaagccaatctttgtactcttgcagagaaaattcagactatcatcctcaa NM_152875/ ggacattactagtgactcagaaaattcaaacttcagaaatgaaatccaaagctt NM_152876/ ggtctagagtgaaaaacacaaattcagttctgagtatatgcaattagtgtttgan NM_152877 aagattcttaatagctggctgtaaatactgcttggttt TNFSF10 “tumor necrosis factor 202687_s_at + gtagcagctcacataactgggaccagaggaagaagcaacacattgtcttctcc 8743 NM_003810 SEQ ID (ligand) superfamily, aaactccaagaatgaaaaggctctgggccgcaaaataaactcctgggaatcat NO: 137 member 10” caaggagtgggcattcattcctgagcaacttgcacttgaggaatggtgaactggt catccatgaaaaagggttttactacatctattcccaaacatactttcgatttcagga ggaaataaaagaaaacacaaagaacgacaaacaaatggtccaatatatttac aaatacacaagttatcctgaccctatattgttgatgaaaagtgctagaaatagttgt tggtctaaagatgcagaatatggactctattccatctatcaagggggaatatttga gcttaaggaaaatgacagaatttttgtttctgtaacaaatgagcacttgatagacat ggaccatgaagccagttttttcggggcctttttagttggctaactgacct TNFSF10 “tumor necrosis factor 202688_at + ctctacctcatatcagtttgctagcagaaatctagaagactgtcagcttccaaaca 8743 NM_003810 SEQ ID (ligand) superfamily, ttaatgcaatggttaacatcttctgtctttataatctactccttgtaaagactgtagaa NO: 138 member 10/tumor gaaagcgcaacaatccatctctcaagtagtgtatcacagtagtagcctccaggtt necrosis factor (ligand) tccttaagggacaacatccttaagtcaaaagagagaagaggcaccactaaaa superfamily, member 10” gatcgcagtttgcctggtgcagtggc TUBB4 “tubulin, beta, 4” 213476_x_at gctcacccagcagatgttcgatgccaagaacatgatggccgcctgcgacccgc 10381 NM_006086 SEQ ID gccacggccgnctanctgacggtggccaccgtgttccggggccgcatgtccat NO: 139 gaaggaggtggacgagcagatgctggccatccagagcaagaacagcagcta cttcgtggagtggatccccaacaacgtgaaggtggccgtgtgtgacatcccgcc ccgcggcctcaagatgtcctccaccttcatcgggaacagcacggccatccagg agctgttcaagcgcatctccgagcagttcacggccatgttccggcgcaaggcctt cctgcactggtacacgggcgagggcatggacgagatggagttcaccgaggcc gagagcaacatgaacgacctggtgtccgagtacc TUSC3 tumor suppressor 209227_at gatgcctaaccaaggactagagctccttcttgagatctaaatctaaagtaaatgtg 7991 NM_006765/ SEQ ID candidate 3 cattaaagcagtgtgcttcaaaggcatcagacgatgaaagcaacataccacaa NM_178234 NO: 140 ctaggagttatttctcaaacttaaatgtcctctgggaatccagacttaaaaataag agcaaacttaacacactatccattttcgagcaaacttaacccactatatccattttg ctcatgtgttttatgcaaccagctttccatcaaatcctcaatccttgaatccaggtaa aaggttaattatcctaggattagtgaatgattcaatgaagctttcttgaaaacaaac ataggagtgtaatgtactattatgtttgtatcctgttttagtttataaagcactttcacat acattatgg TUSC3 tumor suppressor 209228_x_at acccaactactctggtaccattgctttggccctgttagtgtcgcttgttggaggtttgc 7991 NM_006765/ SEQ ID candidate 3 tttatttgagaaggaacaacttggagttcatctataacaagactggttgggccatg NM_178234 NO: 141 gtgtctctgtgtatagtctttgctatgacttctggccagatgtggaaccatatccgtgg acctccatatgctcataagaacccacacaatggacaagtgagctacattcatgg gagcagccaggctcagtttgtggcagaatcacacattattctggtactgaatgcc gctatcaccatggggatggttcttctaaatgaagcagcaacttcgaaaggcgatg ttggaaaaagacggataatttgcctagtgggattgggcctggtggtcttcttcttca gttttctactttcaatatttcgttccaagtaccacggctatccttatagtgatctggactt tgagtgagaagatgtgatttggaccatggcacttaaaaactctataacctcagcct tttaat TUSC3 tumor suppressor 213423_x_at ctttgctatgacttctggccagatgtggaaccatatccgtggacctccatatgctcat 7991 NM_006765/ SEQ ID candidate 3 aagaacccacacaatggacaagtgagctacattcatgggagcagccaggctc NM_178234 NO: 142 agtttgtggcagaatcacacattattctggtactgaatgccgctatcaccatgggg atggttcttctaaatgaagcagcaacttcgaaaggcgatgttggaaaaagacgg ataatttgcctagtgggattgggcctggtggtcttcttcttcagttttctactttcaatattt cgttccaagtaccacggctatccttatagctttttaattaaatgaagccaagtggga tttgcataaagtgaatgtttaccatgaagataaactgttcctgactttatactattttga attcattcatttcattgtgatcagctagcttattcttgtgtac

EXAMPLE 4 RT-PCR Confirmation Studies

In addition, the sequence of the RT-PCR primers used in the confirmatory follow up studies as highlighted in FIGS. 3, 4, 5 and 6 are listed in Table 3. Note that DAPK2 was not identified by Affymetrix analysis, only via follow up of the DAPK gene family by RT-PCR following discovery of predictivity of DAPK1. Hence no Affymetrix ID or Affymetrix ID sequence is provided for DAPK2.

TABLE 3 Sequences relevant to genes followed up by RT-PCR (see FIGS. 3, 4, 5 & 6) (all sequences written 5′-3′) Taqman Taqman Forward Reverse Taqman Gene affy Id affy probe seq Primer Primer probe EMP1 201324_at CACCAAATTACCTAGGCTGAGGTTAGAGAGATTGGCCAGCAAA AGCCATCCTG ACCTTACAAAC CAAAGCA AACTGTGGGAAGATGAACTTTGTCATTATGATTTCATTTATCAC CCCTTCTGA TCTCTTTCC AAACATC ATGATTATAGAAGGCTGTCTTAGTGCAAAAAACATACTACATT ACATTCC TCAGACATATCCAAAGGGAATACTCACATTTTTGTTAAGAAGTT AGTC GAACTATGACTGGAGTAAACCATGTATTCCCTTATCTTTTACTT TTTTTCTGTGACATTTATGTCCTCATGTAATTTGCATTACTCTG GTGGATTGTTCTAGTACTGTATTGGGCTTCTTCGTTAAT NES 218878_at GCAGCACTCTTAACTTACGATCTCTTGACATACGGTTTCTGGC GCCCCTTTCA AGTGCCGGGG AGTGCTC TGAGAGGCCTGGCCCGCTAAGGTGAAAAGGGGTGTGGGCAA GGAGGAGGA AGATGGTCTT TGAAGAC AGGAGCCTACTCCAAGAATGGAGGCTGTAGGAATATAACCTC CTCTGG CCACCCTGCAAAGGAATCTCTTGCCTGCTCCATTCTCATAGG GC CTAAGTCAGCTGAATCCCGATAGTACTAGGTCCCCTTCCCTCC GCATCCCGTCAGCTGGAAAAGGCCTGTGGGCCCAGAGGCTTC TCCAAAGGGAGGGTGACATGCTGGCTTTTGTGCCCAAGCTCA CCAGCCCTGCGCCACCTCACTGCAAGTAGTGCACCATCTCAC TGCAGTAGCACGCCCTCCTGGGCCGTCTGGCCTGTGGCTAAT GGAGGTGACGGCACTCCCATTGTGCTGACTCCCCCCATCCCT GCCACGCTGTGGCCCTGCCTGGCTAGTCCCTGCCTGAATAAA G DAPK1 203139_at CCTCCTGCAGGGTGATTTTATGATCAGTGTTGTTGCTCTAGGA AGGAAACGCT CTGGAGGAGG CTTGCTG AGACATTTTTCCGTTTGCTTTTGTTCCAATGTCAATGGTGAACG ACCTCTCTGT ATCCCTTCT TATGCTG TCCACATGAAACCTACACACTGTCATGCTTCATCATTCCCTCTC ATCATCG ATCTCAGGTAGAAGGTTGACACAGTTGTAAGGGTTACAGAGAC CC CTATGTAAGAATTCAGAAGACCCCTGACTCATCATTTGTGGCA GTCCCTTATAATTGGTGCATAGCCAGATGGTTTCCACATTTAG ATCCTGGTTTCATAACTTCCTGTACTTGAAGTCTAAAAGCAGAA AATAAAGGAAGCAAGTTTTTCTTCCATGATTTTAAATTGTGATC GAGTTTTAAATTGATAGGAGGGAACATGTCCTAATTCTTCTGT CCTGAGAA DAPK2 Not Not applicable GGGTAGGCAC AGTGCAGTGG TACTCCA applicable CTGGCATC CGTGATCTC GGGGCT GAGGTGA CA

EXAMPLE 5 Diagnostic Test for Clinical Studies

The predictive gene lists above have been generated using the preclinical studies described. The following approach is employed to develop a diagnostic test for the clinical setting based on this data.

a) Identify patients which represent the population of individuals whom we would expect to derive benefit from a diagnostic test, and for which pre-treatment tumour samples and outcome of gefitinib treatment are known or will be available. For each sample the expression level for our genes of interest is evaluated, using for example the RNA signal from RT-PCR. QC procedures are applied to identify the set of samples and genes to take forward to step b). a) Identify a subset of the genes which together are able to distinguish between patients showing different responses to gefitinib. There are a variety of methods which are useful to select the subset of genes and combine their expression values to provide a prediction, possibly a predictive value and a corresponding threshold which distinguishes between different patient groups. An example is stepwise Linear Discrminant Analysis where genes that distinguish well between patient groups are successively added to a linear combination until addition of a further gene does not provide additional predictive power (Mardia et al.). The threshold value of the linear combination is then selected to give the appropriate sensitivity and specificity properties. d) Tool validation would partly be carried out during development in step 2, for example using cross validation and permutation tests. In addition, the finally developed diagnostic procedure (gene subset and method of combining to generate a prediction and a platform for biological analysis) is tested and validated in its entirety using an independent set of samples not used within tool development in step b).

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1. A method of selecting a mammal having or suspected of having a tumour for treatment with an erbB receptor drug which comprises testing a biological sample from the mammal for expression of any one of the genes listed in Table 1 or DAPK2, whereby to predict an increased likelihood of response to the erbB receptor drug.
 2. A method according to claim 1 comprising testing a biological sample from the mammal for expression of any one of NPAS2, NES, CHST7, DAPK1, ACOX2, GSPT2, TNNC1 or DAPK2.
 3. A method according to claim 1 comprising testing a biological sample from the mammal for expression of any one of NPAS2, NES, CHST7 or DAPK1.
 4. A method according to claim 1 comprising testing a biological sample from the mammal for expression of at least two of NPAS2, NES, CHST7 or DAPK1.
 5. A method according to claim 1 comprising testing a biological sample from the mammal for expression of at least three of NPAS2, NES, CHST7 or DAPK1.
 6. A method according to claim 1 comprising testing a biological sample from the mammal for expression of NPAS2, NES, CHST7 and DAPK1.
 7. A method according to claim 1 additionally comprising testing a biological sample from the mammal for expression of any gene listed in Table 2 as defined herein.
 8. A method according to claim 7 comprising testing a biological sample from the mammal for expression of any one of EMP1, SLC20A1, SPRY2 or PGM1.
 9. A method according to claim 7 comprising testing a biological sample from the mammal for expression of EMP1.
 10. A method according to claim 1 wherein the tumour is selected from the group consisting of leukaemia, multiple myeloma, lymphoma, bile duct, bone, bladder, brain, CNS, glioblastoma, breast, colorectal, cervical, endometrial, gastric, head, neck, hepatic, lung, muscle, neuronal, oesophageal, ovarian, pancreatic, pleural membrane, peritoneal membrane, prostate, renal, skin, testicular, thyroid, uterine and vulval.
 11. A method according to claim 10 wherein the tumour is selected from one of non-small cell lung, pancreatic, head or neck.
 12. A method according to claim 1 wherein the erbB receptor drug is selected from any one of gefitinib, erlotinib, PKI-166, EKB-569, HKI-272, lapatinib, canertinib, AEE788, XL647, BMS 5599626, cetuximab, matuzumab, panitumumab, MR1-1, IMC-11F8 or EGFRL11.
 13. A method according to claim 12 wherein the erbB receptor drug is gefitinib.
 14. A method according to claim 1 wherein the mammal is a human and in which the method comprises testing a biological sample from the human for increased expression of DAPK1 and decreased expression of NPAS2, NES, CHST7 and EMP1 whereby to predict an increased likelihood of response to gefitinib. 